diff --git a/runtime/syntax/rebol.vim b/runtime/syntax/rebol.vim
index 9c367b0..a5d50c4 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/rebol.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/rebol.vim
@@ -139,56 +139,54 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink rebolTodo     Todo
+hi def link rebolTodo     Todo
 
-HiLink rebolStatement Statement
-HiLink rebolLabel	Label
-HiLink rebolConditional Conditional
-HiLink rebolRepeat	Repeat
+hi def link rebolStatement Statement
+hi def link rebolLabel	Label
+hi def link rebolConditional Conditional
+hi def link rebolRepeat	Repeat
 
-HiLink rebolOperator	Operator
-HiLink rebolLogicOperator rebolOperator
-HiLink rebolLogicFunction rebolLogicOperator
-HiLink rebolMathOperator rebolOperator
-HiLink rebolMathFunction rebolMathOperator
-HiLink rebolBinaryOperator rebolOperator
-HiLink rebolBinaryFunction rebolBinaryOperator
+hi def link rebolOperator	Operator
+hi def link rebolLogicOperator rebolOperator
+hi def link rebolLogicFunction rebolLogicOperator
+hi def link rebolMathOperator rebolOperator
+hi def link rebolMathFunction rebolMathOperator
+hi def link rebolBinaryOperator rebolOperator
+hi def link rebolBinaryFunction rebolBinaryOperator
 
-HiLink rebolType     Type
-HiLink rebolTypeFunction rebolOperator
+hi def link rebolType     Type
+hi def link rebolTypeFunction rebolOperator
 
-HiLink rebolWord     Identifier
-HiLink rebolWordPath rebolWord
-HiLink rebolFunction	Function
+hi def link rebolWord     Identifier
+hi def link rebolWordPath rebolWord
+hi def link rebolFunction	Function
 
-HiLink rebolCharacter Character
-HiLink rebolSpecialCharacter SpecialChar
-HiLink rebolString	String
+hi def link rebolCharacter Character
+hi def link rebolSpecialCharacter SpecialChar
+hi def link rebolString	String
 
-HiLink rebolNumber   Number
-HiLink rebolInteger  rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolDecimal  rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolTime     rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolDate     rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolMoney    rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolBinary   rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolEmail    rebolString
-HiLink rebolFile     rebolString
-HiLink rebolURL      rebolString
-HiLink rebolIssue    rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolTuple    rebolNumber
-HiLink rebolFloat    Float
-HiLink rebolBoolean  Boolean
+hi def link rebolNumber   Number
+hi def link rebolInteger  rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolDecimal  rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolTime     rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolDate     rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolMoney    rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolBinary   rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolEmail    rebolString
+hi def link rebolFile     rebolString
+hi def link rebolURL      rebolString
+hi def link rebolIssue    rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolTuple    rebolNumber
+hi def link rebolFloat    Float
+hi def link rebolBoolean  Boolean
 
-HiLink rebolConstant Constant
+hi def link rebolConstant Constant
 
-HiLink rebolComment	Comment
+hi def link rebolComment	Comment
 
-HiLink rebolError	Error
+hi def link rebolError	Error
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 if exists("my_rebol_file")
   if file_readable(expand(my_rebol_file))