1 files changed, 22 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pic.vim b/runtime/syntax/pic.vim
index adc964ea96..bcb01f4dbd 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pic.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pic.vim
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 " URL:		http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/~alexa/vim/syntax/pic.vim
 " Revision:     1.01
 
-" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
-" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
-if version < 600
-  syntax clear
-elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+" quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
 endif
 
@@ -91,36 +88,26 @@ syn match picDirective   "#\=DEFINE"
 
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
-" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
-" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-if version >= 508 || !exists("did_pic16f84_syntax_inits")
-  if version < 508
-    let did_pic16f84_syntax_inits = 1
-    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
-  else
-    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
-  endif
-
-  HiLink picTodo		Todo
-  HiLink picComment		Comment
-  HiLink picDirective		Statement
-  HiLink picLabel		Label
-  HiLink picString		String
-
- "HiLink picOpcode		Keyword
- "HiLink picRegister		Structure
- "HiLink picRegisterPart	Special
-
-  HiLink picASCII		String
-  HiLink picBinary		Number
-  HiLink picDecimal		Number
-  HiLink picHexadecimal		Number
-  HiLink picOctal		Number
-
-  HiLink picIdentifier		Identifier
-
-  delcommand HiLink
-endif
+" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+
+hi def link picTodo		Todo
+hi def link picComment		Comment
+hi def link picDirective		Statement
+hi def link picLabel		Label
+hi def link picString		String
+
+"hi def link picOpcode		Keyword
+"hi def link picRegister		Structure
+"hi def link picRegisterPart	Special
+
+hi def link picASCII		String
+hi def link picBinary		Number
+hi def link picDecimal		Number
+hi def link picHexadecimal		Number
+hi def link picOctal		Number
+
+hi def link picIdentifier		Identifier
+
 
 let b:current_syntax = "pic"