diff --git a/alacritty/themes/gruvbox_dark.toml b/alacritty/themes/gruvbox_dark.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index d2845cd..0000000
--- a/alacritty/themes/gruvbox_dark.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Colors (Gruvbox dark)
-
-# Default colors
-[colors.primary]
-# hard contrast background = = '#1d2021'
-background = '#282828'
-# soft contrast background = = '#32302f'
-foreground = '#ebdbb2'
-
-# Normal colors
-[colors.normal]
-black   = '#282828'
-red     = '#cc241d'
-green   = '#98971a'
-yellow  = '#d79921'
-blue    = '#458588'
-magenta = '#b16286'
-cyan    = '#689d6a'
-white   = '#a89984'
-
-# Bright colors
-[colors.bright]
-black   = '#928374'
-red     = '#fb4934'
-green   = '#b8bb26'
-yellow  = '#fabd2f'
-blue    = '#83a598'
-magenta = '#d3869b'
-cyan    = '#8ec07c'
-white   = '#ebdbb2'
diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index 5e9f3b4..0ad3cb4 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ syntax on
 set cursorline
 set cursorcolumn
 set nospell
+set autochdir
 
 " disable wrapping
 set nowrap
@@ -18,11 +19,6 @@ set relativenumber
 set termguicolors
 set bg=dark
 colo quiet
-highlight Keyword gui=bold
-highlight Comment gui=italic
-highlight Constant guifg=#999999
-highlight NormalFloat guibg=#333333
-highlight CursorLineNr guibg=NONE gui=bold
 
 """ MARKDOWN
 " have j and k navigate visual lines rather than logical ones