diff --git a/apps/neovim/bindings.vim b/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
index c2f02ff..31f07e8 100644
--- a/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
+++ b/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-" bindings
-
 " common typo fixes
 command! WQ wq
 command! Wq wq
diff --git a/apps/neovim/plugins.vim b/apps/neovim/plugins.vim
index 36f00b4..5764ec1 100644
--- a/apps/neovim/plugins.vim
+++ b/apps/neovim/plugins.vim
@@ -13,8 +13,55 @@ augroup PluginManagerInstaller
 	end
 augroup End
 
+let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
+let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled = 1 " automatically displays all buffers when there's only one tab open
+let g:airline#extensions#tabline#fnamemod = ':t'
+" set laststatus=2 " always show statusline
+" set noshowmode " hides default mode
+
+" cleanup/simplify airline
+let g:airline#extensions#tabline#left_sep = ''
+let g:airline#extensions#tabline#left_alt_sep = ''
+let g:airline_right_alt_sep = ''
+let g:airline_right_sep = ''
+let g:airline_left_alt_sep= ''
+let g:airline_left_sep = ''
+let g:airline#extensions#tabline#buffers_label = ''
+
+" short mode texts
+let g:airline_mode_map = {
+	\ '__' : '-',
+	\ 'n'  : 'N',
+	\ 'i'  : 'I',
+	\ 'R'  : 'R',
+	\ 'T'  : 'T',
+	\ 't'  : 'T',
+	\ 'c'  : 'C',
+	\ 'v'  : 'V',
+	\ 'V'  : 'V',
+	\ '' : 'V',
+	\ 's'  : 'S',
+	\ 'S'  : 'S',
+	\ '' : 'S',
+	\ }
+
+let g:indent_guide_auto_colors = 1
+let g:indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup = 1
+
+" no ALE gutter
+let g:ale_sign_column_always = 0
+let g:ale_set_signs = 0
+highlight clear ALEErrorSign
+highlight clear ALEWarningSign
+
+" fix me, baby
+let g:ale_fix_on_save = 1
+
+" autocomplete
 let g:ale_completion_enabled = 1
 
+let g:fzf_layout = { 'window': 'enew' }
+
 " check if we're using vim as the manpage viewer before loading session plugins
 if exists('asmanviewer')
 	let g:prosession_dir = '/dev/null'
diff --git a/apps/neovim/settings.vim b/apps/neovim/settings.vim
index 35ce73b..c3723e9 100644
--- a/apps/neovim/settings.vim
+++ b/apps/neovim/settings.vim
@@ -1,58 +1,9 @@
 scriptencoding utf8
 
-let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
-let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled = 1 " automatically displays all buffers when there's only one tab open
-let g:airline#extensions#tabline#fnamemod = ':t'
-" set laststatus=2 " always show statusline
-" set noshowmode " hides default mode
-
-" cleanup/simplify airline
-let g:airline#extensions#tabline#left_sep = ''
-let g:airline#extensions#tabline#left_alt_sep = ''
-let g:airline_right_alt_sep = ''
-let g:airline_right_sep = ''
-let g:airline_left_alt_sep= ''
-let g:airline_left_sep = ''
-let g:airline#extensions#tabline#buffers_label = ''
-
-" short mode texts
-let g:airline_mode_map = {
-	\ '__' : '-',
-	\ 'n'  : 'N',
-	\ 'i'  : 'I',
-	\ 'R'  : 'R',
-	\ 'T'  : 'T',
-	\ 't'  : 'T',
-	\ 'c'  : 'C',
-	\ 'v'  : 'V',
-	\ 'V'  : 'V',
-	\ '' : 'V',
-	\ 's'  : 'S',
-	\ 'S'  : 'S',
-	\ '' : 'S',
-	\ }
-
-let g:indent_guide_auto_colors = 1
-let g:indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup = 1
-
-" no ALE gutter
-let g:ale_sign_column_always = 0
-let g:ale_set_signs = 0
-highlight clear ALEErrorSign
-highlight clear ALEWarningSign
-
-let g:fzf_layout = { 'window': 'enew' }
-
 " ALE completeopt recommendation
 set completeopt=menu,menuone,preview,noselect,noinsert
 " set completeopt=noinsert,menuone,noselect,longest,preview
 
-" fix neovim cursor
-let $NVIM_TUI_ENABLE_CURSOR_SHAPE = 1
-
-" fix me, baby
-let g:ale_fix_on_save = 1
-
 " line number defaults
 set nonumber
 set norelativenumber