diff --git a/runtime/syntax/readline.vim b/runtime/syntax/readline.vim
index cc4d86d..cd7b10f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/readline.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/readline.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:         readline(3) configuration file
 " Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <nikolai+work.vim@bitwi.se>
-" Latest Revision:  2005-06-29
+" Latest Revision:  2005-07-04
 "   readline_has_bash - if defined add support for bash specific
 "                       settings/functions
 
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 
 syn keyword readlineTodo        contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
 
-syn region  readlineComment     display oneline matchgroup=readlineComment
-                                \ start='^\s*#' end='$'
+syn region  readlineComment     display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
                                 \ contains=readlineTodo,@Spell
 
 syn match   readlineString      '^\s*[A-Za-z-]\+:'me=e-1 contains=readlineKeys