diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pascal.vim b/runtime/syntax/pascal.vim
index 4a290f0..2a58ee4 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pascal.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pascal.vim
@@ -318,43 +318,41 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink pascalAcces		pascalStatement
-HiLink pascalBoolean		Boolean
-HiLink pascalComment		Comment
-HiLink pascalConditional	Conditional
-HiLink pascalConstant		Constant
-HiLink pascalDelimiter	Identifier
-HiLink pascalDirective	pascalStatement
-HiLink pascalException	Exception
-HiLink pascalFloat		Float
-HiLink pascalFunction		Function
-HiLink pascalLabel		Label
-HiLink pascalMatrixDelimiter	Identifier
-HiLink pascalModifier		Type
-HiLink pascalNumber		Number
-HiLink pascalOperator		Operator
-HiLink pascalPredefined	pascalStatement
-HiLink pascalPreProc		PreProc
-HiLink pascalRepeat		Repeat
-HiLink pascalSpaceError	Error
-HiLink pascalStatement	Statement
-HiLink pascalString		String
-HiLink pascalStringEscape	Special
-HiLink pascalStringEscapeGPC	Special
-HiLink pascalStringError	Error
-HiLink pascalStruct		pascalStatement
-HiLink pascalSymbolOperator	pascalOperator
-HiLink pascalTodo		Todo
-HiLink pascalType		Type
-HiLink pascalUnclassified	pascalStatement
-"  HiLink pascalAsm		Assembler
-HiLink pascalError		Error
-HiLink pascalAsmKey		pascalStatement
-HiLink pascalShowTab		Error
+hi def link pascalAcces		pascalStatement
+hi def link pascalBoolean		Boolean
+hi def link pascalComment		Comment
+hi def link pascalConditional	Conditional
+hi def link pascalConstant		Constant
+hi def link pascalDelimiter	Identifier
+hi def link pascalDirective	pascalStatement
+hi def link pascalException	Exception
+hi def link pascalFloat		Float
+hi def link pascalFunction		Function
+hi def link pascalLabel		Label
+hi def link pascalMatrixDelimiter	Identifier
+hi def link pascalModifier		Type
+hi def link pascalNumber		Number
+hi def link pascalOperator		Operator
+hi def link pascalPredefined	pascalStatement
+hi def link pascalPreProc		PreProc
+hi def link pascalRepeat		Repeat
+hi def link pascalSpaceError	Error
+hi def link pascalStatement	Statement
+hi def link pascalString		String
+hi def link pascalStringEscape	Special
+hi def link pascalStringEscapeGPC	Special
+hi def link pascalStringError	Error
+hi def link pascalStruct		pascalStatement
+hi def link pascalSymbolOperator	pascalOperator
+hi def link pascalTodo		Todo
+hi def link pascalType		Type
+hi def link pascalUnclassified	pascalStatement
+"  hi def link pascalAsm		Assembler
+hi def link pascalError		Error
+hi def link pascalAsmKey		pascalStatement
+hi def link pascalShowTab		Error
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 
 let b:current_syntax = "pascal"