diff --git a/skel-.lwbuildrc b/skel-.lwbuildrc
index fd406a5..876a9d6 100644
--- a/skel-.lwbuildrc
+++ b/skel-.lwbuildrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 AUTHOR=""
 EMAIL=""
 KATE_MODELINE="replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;"
-VIM_MODELINE="vim: expandtab:ts=4:sw=4"
+VIM_MODELINE="expandtab:ts=4:sw=4"
 
 # kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
 # vim: expandtab:ts=4:sw=4