diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index bd682569..9ed3e5bf 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set t_TI=""
 set t_TE=""
 set t_ut=""
 
-set directory=/dev/shm//
+set noswapfile
 set updatetime=1000
 set signcolumn=yes