diff --git a/modules/base/zsh/default.nix b/modules/base/zsh/default.nix
index ce196704..14f89036 100644
--- a/modules/base/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/modules/base/zsh/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let
     programs.zsh = {
       enable = true;
       enableAutosuggestions = true;
+      enableSyntaxHighlighting = true;
       autocd = true;
       dotDir = ".config/zsh";
       history = {
@@ -25,15 +26,6 @@ let
         ];
         theme = "robbyrussell";
       };
-      plugins = [{
-        name = "zsh-syntax-highlighting";
-        src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-          owner = "zsh-users";
-          repo = "zsh-syntax-highlighting";
-          rev = "0.7.1";
-          sha256 = "03r6hpb5fy4yaakqm3lbf4xcvd408r44jgpv4lnzl9asp4sb9qc0";
-        };
-      }];
       sessionVariables = { DEFAULT_USER = "charlotte"; };
     };
   });