diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dafc4f80..a9521f85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 These are my dotfiles: `~/.*`
 
+## Installation
+
+To interactively link the dotfiles into `~`, run:
+
+    ./install.sh
+
 ## Tools I use
 
 * ZSH. To change your default shell to ZSH: `chsh -s $(which zsh) $USER`
@@ -17,9 +23,3 @@ These don't relate to my dotfiles at all, but I keep forgetting to install them
 on new machines.
 
 * [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/install)
-
-## Linking the dotfiles into ~
-
-To interactively link the dotfiles into `~`, run:
-
-    ./install.sh
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 1ddb5dfc..c05dafbf 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -5,15 +5,10 @@ set nocompatible
 
 filetype off " per http://www.adamlowe.me/2009/12/vim-destroys-all-other-rails-editors.html
 
-" Wow, this cleaned up my ~/.vim like you would not believe.
-" http://tammersaleh.com/posts/the-modern-vim-config-with-pathogen
-" Note that pathogen must be called before built-in filetype plugin is
-" loaded
+" Pathogen must be called before built-in filetype plugin is loaded.
 call pathogen#infect()
-call pathogen#helptags() " Generate help tags for every bundle
-
-" RVM fix via http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/integration/vim/
-set shell=/bin/sh
+" Generate help tags for every bundle.
+call pathogen#helptags()
 
 source $HOME/.vim/vundle.vim
 source $HOME/.vim/statusline.vim