diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/opts.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/opts.lua
index dd4200a..492774b 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/opts.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/opts.lua
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 local o          = vim.opt
 
 -- set options
-o.breakindent    = true                                    -- wrapped lines start at the same location as the start of the line
 o.clipboard      = "unnamedplus"                           -- keep the clipboard in sync with the one provided by the OS
-o.cursorcolumn   = false                                   -- highlight the current column
 o.cursorline     = true                                    -- highlight the current line
-o.diffopt        = 'internal,filler,closeoff,linematch:60' -- diff visualisation
-o.dir            = vim.fn.stdpath('cache') .. '/swp'       -- swap directory location for recovery
-o.expandtab      = false                                   -- whether tabs are expanded to spaces (overridden by .editorconfig)
-o.foldenable     = true                                    -- whether folding is enabled
 o.ignorecase     = true                                    -- whether case should be ignored whilst searching
-o.inccommand     = 'split'                                 -- split|nosplit whether substitutions should appear whilst typing.
 o.list           = true                                    -- shows invisible characters
 o.listchars      = {                                       -- whitespace characters
 	eol = nil,
@@ -21,24 +14,17 @@ o.listchars      = {                                       -- whitespace charact
 	space = '·',
 	nbsp = '␣',
 }
-o.mouse          = 'nv'                               -- which modes the mouse is enabled in 'a:all'
 o.number         = true                               -- show line numbers
 o.relativenumber = true                               -- whether line numbers are relative to the cursor
-o.scrolloff      = 10                                 -- minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor
 o.sessionoptions = 'buffers,curdir,folds,help,localoptions,tabpages,terminal'
 o.shiftwidth     = 8                                  -- spaces for auto-indent
 o.showmode       = false                              -- don't show mode as this is already in the status line
-o.showtabline    = 2                                  -- whether to show the tab line
 o.signcolumn     = 'yes'                              -- always show the signcolumn, otherwise it shifts text all the time
 o.smartcase      = true                               -- overrides the above option if contains capital letters
 o.smartindent    = true                               -- behave a bit more nuanced with when to indent
-o.softtabstop    = 8                                  -- spaces inserted per tab in insert mode
 o.spell          = true                               -- whether spell checking is enabled
 o.spellfile      = vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. '/spell/user.utf-8.add'
 o.spelllang      = 'en_gb,nl'                         -- set the spell languages
-o.splitbelow     = true                               -- force all horizontal splits below the current window
-o.splitright     = true                               -- force all vertical splits to the right of this window
-o.tabstop        = 8                                  -- visual spaces per tab
 o.termguicolors  = true                               -- allows for colour in the terminal
 o.timeoutlen     = 300                                -- number of MS to wait for a mapped sequence to complete
 o.ttimeoutlen    = 0                                  -- number of MS to wait for a key sequence to complete