diff --git a/gvimrc b/gvimrc
index df9f8ee..e80f503 100644
--- a/gvimrc
+++ b/gvimrc
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ set guifont=Droid\ Sans\ Mono\ 8
 " remove all those annoying GUI options that take up space
 set guioptions=
 
-" I do not prefer slate on a terminal, so this is set only for gvim
-color slatemg
-
 " There is rarely a time where I use gvim and do not want to strip trailing
 " whitespace or retab. If I do not want this, I do not use gvim.
 autocmd BufWrite * :silent! :%s:\(\S\+\)\?\s\+$:\1:g
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 6eab235..60509bc 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ set undolevels=3000
 set updatecount=50
 set visualbell
 syn on
+color slatemg
 
 " BASH-like tab completion
 set wildmenu