diff --git a/runtime/syntax/btm.vim b/runtime/syntax/btm.vim
index 133a51b..4f9253f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/btm.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/btm.vim
@@ -182,36 +182,34 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink btmLabel		Special
-HiLink btmLabelMark		Special
-HiLink btmCmdDivider		Special
-HiLink btmConditional		btmStatement
-HiLink btmDotBoolOp		btmStatement
-HiLink btmRepeat		btmStatement
-HiLink btmEchoCommand	btmStatement
-HiLink btmEchoParam		btmStatement
-HiLink btmStatement		Statement
-HiLink btmTodo		Todo
-HiLink btmString		String
-HiLink btmNumber		Number
-HiLink btmComment		Comment
-HiLink btmArgument		Identifier
-HiLink btmVariable		Identifier
-HiLink btmEcho		String
-HiLink btmBIFMatch		btmStatement
-HiLink btmBuiltInFunc		btmStatement
-HiLink btmBuiltInVar		btmStatement
-HiLink btmSpecialVar		btmStatement
-HiLink btmCommand		btmStatement
+hi def link btmLabel		Special
+hi def link btmLabelMark		Special
+hi def link btmCmdDivider		Special
+hi def link btmConditional		btmStatement
+hi def link btmDotBoolOp		btmStatement
+hi def link btmRepeat		btmStatement
+hi def link btmEchoCommand	btmStatement
+hi def link btmEchoParam		btmStatement
+hi def link btmStatement		Statement
+hi def link btmTodo		Todo
+hi def link btmString		String
+hi def link btmNumber		Number
+hi def link btmComment		Comment
+hi def link btmArgument		Identifier
+hi def link btmVariable		Identifier
+hi def link btmEcho		String
+hi def link btmBIFMatch		btmStatement
+hi def link btmBuiltInFunc		btmStatement
+hi def link btmBuiltInVar		btmStatement
+hi def link btmSpecialVar		btmStatement
+hi def link btmCommand		btmStatement
 
 "optional highlighting
-"HiLink btmShowTab		Error
-"HiLink btmShowTabc		Error
-"hiLink btmIdentifier		Identifier
+"hi def link btmShowTab		Error
+"hi def link btmShowTabc		Error
+"hi def link btmIdentifier		Identifier
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "btm"