diff --git a/runtime/syntax/plsql.vim b/runtime/syntax/plsql.vim
index 173c22f..1868c9c 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/plsql.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/plsql.vim
@@ -221,45 +221,43 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet.
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink plsqlAttribute		Macro
-HiLink plsqlBlockError	Error
-HiLink plsqlBooleanLiteral	Boolean
-HiLink plsqlCharLiteral	Character
-HiLink plsqlComment		Comment
-HiLink plsqlCommentL		Comment
-HiLink plsqlConditional	Conditional
-HiLink plsqlError		Error
-HiLink plsqlErrInBracket	Error
-HiLink plsqlErrInBlock	Error
-HiLink plsqlErrInParen	Error
-HiLink plsqlException		Function
-HiLink plsqlFloatLiteral	Float
-HiLink plsqlFunction		Function
-HiLink plsqlGarbage		Error
-HiLink plsqlHostIdentifier	Label
-HiLink plsqlIdentifier	Normal
-HiLink plsqlIntLiteral	Number
-HiLink plsqlOperator		Operator
-HiLink plsqlParen		Normal
-HiLink plsqlParenError	Error
-HiLink plsqlSpaceError	Error
-HiLink plsqlPseudo		PreProc
-HiLink plsqlKeyword		Keyword
-HiLink plsqlRepeat		Repeat
-HiLink plsqlStorage		StorageClass
-HiLink plsqlSQLKeyword	Function
-HiLink plsqlStringError	Error
-HiLink plsqlStringLiteral	String
-HiLink plsqlCommentString	String
-HiLink plsqlComment2String	String
-HiLink plsqlSymbol		Normal
-HiLink plsqlTrigger		Function
-HiLink plsqlTypeAttribute	StorageClass
-HiLink plsqlTodo		Todo
+hi def link plsqlAttribute		Macro
+hi def link plsqlBlockError	Error
+hi def link plsqlBooleanLiteral	Boolean
+hi def link plsqlCharLiteral	Character
+hi def link plsqlComment		Comment
+hi def link plsqlCommentL		Comment
+hi def link plsqlConditional	Conditional
+hi def link plsqlError		Error
+hi def link plsqlErrInBracket	Error
+hi def link plsqlErrInBlock	Error
+hi def link plsqlErrInParen	Error
+hi def link plsqlException		Function
+hi def link plsqlFloatLiteral	Float
+hi def link plsqlFunction		Function
+hi def link plsqlGarbage		Error
+hi def link plsqlHostIdentifier	Label
+hi def link plsqlIdentifier	Normal
+hi def link plsqlIntLiteral	Number
+hi def link plsqlOperator		Operator
+hi def link plsqlParen		Normal
+hi def link plsqlParenError	Error
+hi def link plsqlSpaceError	Error
+hi def link plsqlPseudo		PreProc
+hi def link plsqlKeyword		Keyword
+hi def link plsqlRepeat		Repeat
+hi def link plsqlStorage		StorageClass
+hi def link plsqlSQLKeyword	Function
+hi def link plsqlStringError	Error
+hi def link plsqlStringLiteral	String
+hi def link plsqlCommentString	String
+hi def link plsqlComment2String	String
+hi def link plsqlSymbol		Normal
+hi def link plsqlTrigger		Function
+hi def link plsqlTypeAttribute	StorageClass
+hi def link plsqlTodo		Todo
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "plsql"