diff --git a/init.vim b/init.vim
index 3bc9ffe..42ef41b 100644
--- a/init.vim
+++ b/init.vim
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ autocmd FocusLost * :silent! wa
 " keep splits equal on terminal resize
 autocmd VimResized * :wincmd =
 
-autocmd BufWritePre * %s/\s\+$//e
+" remove trailing whitespace
+" autocmd BufWritePre * %s/\s\+$//e
 " }}}
 
 " ,----------------------,