diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index e560f53..180fbbb 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ set softtabstop=4   " number of spaces in tab when editing
 set shiftwidth=4    " number of spaces in an indent
 set expandtab       " tabs are spaces
 set backspace=2     " backspace like in a graphical text editor
-set background=dark
-set incsearch
 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
@@ -13,6 +11,7 @@ filetype on             " enable file type detection
 filetype plugin on      " enable file type plugins
 filetype indent on      " enable file type indents
 
+set background=dark
 colorscheme solarized
 
 " for per-directory vimrc files