diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 3bee604..ccaecf8 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 (scroll-bar-mode -1)
 (savehist-mode -1)
 (global-hl-line-mode)
+(column-number-mode)
 
 ;; undo-tree
 (package-install 'undo-tree)
@@ -228,35 +229,11 @@ One will be created if none exist."
 ;; alpha
 (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha-background . 96))
 
-;; simple-modeline
-(package-install 'simple-modeline)
-(simple-modeline-mode)
-(column-number-mode)
-
 ;; nyan-mode
 (package-install 'nyan-mode)
 (setq nyan-animate-nyancat t)
 (nyan-mode)
 
-;; modeline segments
-(setq simple-modeline-segments
-      ;; left side
-      (let ((separator (lambda () (format "    "))))
-        '((simple-modeline-segment-modified
-           simple-modeline-segment-buffer-name
-           simple-modeline-segment-position
-           separator
-           nyan-create
-           (lambda () (format " "))
-           (lambda () (format "%d" (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)))))
-          ;; right side
-          (simple-modeline-segment-vc
-           separator
-           simple-modeline-segment-encoding
-           simple-modeline-segment-eol
-           separator
-           simple-modeline-segment-major-mode))))
-
 ;; breadcrumbs
 (package-install 'breadcrumb)
 (setq breadcrumb-project-crumb-separator "   "