diff --git a/gvimrc b/gvimrc
index 20250c1..577574b 100644
--- a/gvimrc
+++ b/gvimrc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 " List mode on here because the GUI has more color possibilities.
 set list
-set bg=light
 
 if has('win32') || has('win64') || has('win32unix')
     set guifont=Inconsolata:h18