diff --git a/roles/vim/files/vimrc b/roles/vim/files/vimrc
index 3fd1cc0..a2cac60 100644
--- a/roles/vim/files/vimrc
+++ b/roles/vim/files/vimrc
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ set nobackup            " don't keep backup file after overwriting a file
 set   clipboard=unnamed " synchronize with system clipboard
 set   colorcolumn=+1    " highlight column after 'textwidth'
 set   cursorline        " highlight the line of the cursor
-set   cursorlineopt=number      " highlight the line number of the cursor
 set   diffopt=filler,vertical   " make side-by-side diffs better
 set   encoding=utf8     " use UTF-8 by default
 set   expandtab         " use spaces whe <Tab> is inserted