diff --git a/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/options.lua b/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/options.lua
index 6ef089d..1f41f18 100644
--- a/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/options.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/lua/fschauen/options.lua
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ M.setup = function()
   o.number         = true    -- ...but real number for current line.
   o.wrap           = false   -- don't wrap long lines initially
   o.textwidth      = 80      -- maximum width for text being inserted
-  o.colorcolumn    = '+1'    -- highlight column after 'textwidth'
+  o.colorcolumn    = ''      -- highlight column after 'textwidth'
   o.cursorline     = true    -- highlight the line of the cursor
   o.showbreak      = '⤷ '    -- prefix for wrapped lines
   o.scrolloff      = 3       -- min. # of lines above and below cursor