diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index d342040..0fb9761 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ nnoremap <space>gpl :Dispatch! git pull<CR>
 Plugin 'tpope/vim-sensible'
 " Nice colour scheme
 Plugin 'fenetikm/falcon'
-"Plugin 'Rigellute/shades-of-purple.vim'
 " Quick file system tree, mapped to Ctrl+n for quick toggle
 Plugin 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
 map <C-n> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
@@ -512,11 +511,8 @@ set cryptmethod=blowfish2
 " Ensure 256 colour support if the terminal supports it
 if &term == "xterm" || &term == "xterm-256color" || &term == "screen-bce" || &term == "screen-256color" || &term == "screen" || &term == "tmux-256color-italic"
     colorscheme falcon
-    "colorscheme shades_of_purple
     " Ignore the background setting, as falcon's dark blue is a bit much IMHO
-    "hi Normal guibg=NONE ctermbg=NONE
-    "let g:shades_of_purple_airline = 1
-    "let g:airline_theme='shades_of_purple'
+    hi Normal guibg=NONE ctermbg=NONE
 
     " create a bar for airline
     set laststatus=2