diff --git a/runtime/syntax/chill.vim b/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
index d8ee9db..f3c66c2 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
@@ -122,58 +122,56 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink chillLabel	Label
-HiLink chillUserLabel	Label
-HiLink chillConditional	Conditional
-" hi chillConditional	term=bold ctermfg=red guifg=red gui=bold
+hi def link chillLabel	Label
+hi def link chillUserLabel	Label
+hi def link chillConditional	Conditional
+" hi def link chillConditional	term=bold ctermfg=red guifg=red gui=bold
 
-HiLink chillRepeat	Repeat
-HiLink chillProcess	Repeat
-HiLink chillSignal	Repeat
-HiLink chillCharacter	Character
-HiLink chillSpecialCharacter chillSpecial
-HiLink chillNumber	Number
-HiLink chillFloat	Float
-HiLink chillOctalError	chillError
-HiLink chillParenError	chillError
-HiLink chillInParen	chillError
-HiLink chillCommentError	chillError
-HiLink chillSpaceError	chillError
-HiLink chillOperator	Operator
-HiLink chillStructure	Structure
-HiLink chillBlock	Operator
-HiLink chillScope	Operator
-"hi chillEDML     term=underline ctermfg=DarkRed guifg=Red
-HiLink chillEDML	PreProc
-"hi chillBoolConst	term=bold ctermfg=brown guifg=brown
-HiLink chillBoolConst	Constant
-"hi chillLogical	term=bold ctermfg=brown guifg=brown
-HiLink chillLogical	Constant
-HiLink chillStorageClass	StorageClass
-HiLink chillInclude	Include
-HiLink chillPreProc	PreProc
-HiLink chillDefine	Macro
-HiLink chillIncluded	chillString
-HiLink chillError	Error
-HiLink chillStatement	Statement
-HiLink chillPreCondit	PreCondit
-HiLink chillType	Type
-HiLink chillCommentError	chillError
-HiLink chillCommentString chillString
-HiLink chillComment2String chillString
-HiLink chillCommentSkip	chillComment
-HiLink chillString	String
-HiLink chillComment	Comment
-" hi chillComment	term=None ctermfg=lightblue guifg=lightblue
-HiLink chillSpecial	SpecialChar
-HiLink chillTodo	Todo
-HiLink chillBlock	Statement
-"HiLink chillIdentifier	Identifier
-HiLink chillBracket	Delimiter
+hi def link chillRepeat	Repeat
+hi def link chillProcess	Repeat
+hi def link chillSignal	Repeat
+hi def link chillCharacter	Character
+hi def link chillSpecialCharacter chillSpecial
+hi def link chillNumber	Number
+hi def link chillFloat	Float
+hi def link chillOctalError	chillError
+hi def link chillParenError	chillError
+hi def link chillInParen	chillError
+hi def link chillCommentError	chillError
+hi def link chillSpaceError	chillError
+hi def link chillOperator	Operator
+hi def link chillStructure	Structure
+hi def link chillBlock	Operator
+hi def link chillScope	Operator
+"hi def link chillEDML     term=underline ctermfg=DarkRed guifg=Red
+hi def link chillEDML	PreProc
+"hi def link chillBoolConst	term=bold ctermfg=brown guifg=brown
+hi def link chillBoolConst	Constant
+"hi def link chillLogical	term=bold ctermfg=brown guifg=brown
+hi def link chillLogical	Constant
+hi def link chillStorageClass	StorageClass
+hi def link chillInclude	Include
+hi def link chillPreProc	PreProc
+hi def link chillDefine	Macro
+hi def link chillIncluded	chillString
+hi def link chillError	Error
+hi def link chillStatement	Statement
+hi def link chillPreCondit	PreCondit
+hi def link chillType	Type
+hi def link chillCommentError	chillError
+hi def link chillCommentString chillString
+hi def link chillComment2String chillString
+hi def link chillCommentSkip	chillComment
+hi def link chillString	String
+hi def link chillComment	Comment
+" hi def link chillComment	term=None ctermfg=lightblue guifg=lightblue
+hi def link chillSpecial	SpecialChar
+hi def link chillTodo	Todo
+hi def link chillBlock	Statement
+"hi def link chillIdentifier	Identifier
+hi def link chillBracket	Delimiter
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "chill"