diff --git a/vimrcs/basic.vim b/vimrcs/basic.vim
index 5b3591fa..8cce5b62 100644
--- a/vimrcs/basic.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/basic.vim
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ else
     set wildignore+=*/.git/*,*/.hg/*,*/.svn/*,*/.DS_Store
 endif
 
-" Always show current position
-set ruler
-
 " Height of the command bar
 set cmdheight=1
 
@@ -168,8 +165,7 @@ set ffs=unix,dos,mac
 " => Files, backups and undo
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 " Turn backup off, since most stuff is in SVN, git etc. anyway...
-set nobackup
-set nowb
+
 set noswapfile