diff --git a/runtime/syntax/aml.vim b/runtime/syntax/aml.vim
index 1b975cc..46621ed 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/aml.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/aml.vim
@@ -121,26 +121,24 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink amlComment	Comment
-HiLink amlNumber	Number
-HiLink amlQuote	String
-HiLink amlVar	Identifier
-HiLink amlVar2	Identifier
-HiLink amlFunction	PreProc
-HiLink amlDir	Statement
-HiLink amlDir2	Statement
-HiLink amlDirSym	Statement
-HiLink amlOutput	Statement
-HiLink amlArcCmd	ModeMsg
-HiLink amlFormedCmd	amlArcCmd
-HiLink amlTabCmd	amlArcCmd
-HiLink amlInfoCmd	amlArcCmd
-HiLink amlVtrCmd	amlArcCmd
-HiLink amlFormed	amlArcCmd
-HiLink amlTab	amlArcCmd
+hi def link amlComment	Comment
+hi def link amlNumber	Number
+hi def link amlQuote	String
+hi def link amlVar	Identifier
+hi def link amlVar2	Identifier
+hi def link amlFunction	PreProc
+hi def link amlDir	Statement
+hi def link amlDir2	Statement
+hi def link amlDirSym	Statement
+hi def link amlOutput	Statement
+hi def link amlArcCmd	ModeMsg
+hi def link amlFormedCmd	amlArcCmd
+hi def link amlTabCmd	amlArcCmd
+hi def link amlInfoCmd	amlArcCmd
+hi def link amlVtrCmd	amlArcCmd
+hi def link amlFormed	amlArcCmd
+hi def link amlTab	amlArcCmd
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "aml"