diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 138ac67..cde825c 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ set sw=4
 set bs=2
 set bg=dark
 set incsearch
-set paste
 set wildmode=longest,list   " change filename autocomplete to be more like bash
 set mouse=v                 " some vim defaults to mouse=a, which sucks for copying and pasting in Xorg
 syntax on