diff --git a/runtime/syntax/tsalt.vim b/runtime/syntax/tsalt.vim
index 7bccde0..8dd2a24 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/tsalt.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/tsalt.vim
@@ -169,37 +169,35 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink tsaltFunction		Statement
-HiLink tsaltSysVar		Type
-"HiLink tsaltLibFunc		UserDefFunc
-"HiLink tsaltConstants		Type
-"HiLink tsaltFuncArg		Type
-"HiLink tsaltOperator		Operator
-"HiLink tsaltLabel		Label
-"HiLink tsaltUserLabel		Label
-HiLink tsaltConditional		Conditional
-HiLink tsaltRepeat		Repeat
-HiLink tsaltCharacter		SpecialChar
-HiLink tsaltSpecialCharacter	SpecialChar
-HiLink tsaltNumber		Number
-HiLink tsaltFloat		Float
-HiLink tsaltCommentError	tsaltError
-HiLink tsaltInclude		Include
-HiLink tsaltPreProc		PreProc
-HiLink tsaltDefine		Macro
-HiLink tsaltIncluded		tsaltString
-HiLink tsaltError		Error
-HiLink tsaltStatement		Statement
-HiLink tsaltPreCondit		PreCondit
-HiLink tsaltType		Type
-HiLink tsaltString		String
-HiLink tsaltComment		Comment
-HiLink tsaltSpecial		Special
-HiLink tsaltTodo		Todo
+hi def link tsaltFunction		Statement
+hi def link tsaltSysVar		Type
+"hi def link tsaltLibFunc		UserDefFunc
+"hi def link tsaltConstants		Type
+"hi def link tsaltFuncArg		Type
+"hi def link tsaltOperator		Operator
+"hi def link tsaltLabel		Label
+"hi def link tsaltUserLabel		Label
+hi def link tsaltConditional		Conditional
+hi def link tsaltRepeat		Repeat
+hi def link tsaltCharacter		SpecialChar
+hi def link tsaltSpecialCharacter	SpecialChar
+hi def link tsaltNumber		Number
+hi def link tsaltFloat		Float
+hi def link tsaltCommentError	tsaltError
+hi def link tsaltInclude		Include
+hi def link tsaltPreProc		PreProc
+hi def link tsaltDefine		Macro
+hi def link tsaltIncluded		tsaltString
+hi def link tsaltError		Error
+hi def link tsaltStatement		Statement
+hi def link tsaltPreCondit		PreCondit
+hi def link tsaltType		Type
+hi def link tsaltString		String
+hi def link tsaltComment		Comment
+hi def link tsaltSpecial		Special
+hi def link tsaltTodo		Todo
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "tsalt"