diff --git a/doom.d/init.el b/doom.d/init.el
index 542927e..572a31d 100644
--- a/doom.d/init.el
+++ b/doom.d/init.el
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
        ;;fill-column       ; a `fill-column' indicator
        hl-todo           ; highlight TODO/FIXME/NOTE tags
        indent-guides     ; highlighted indent columns
-       (modeline
-        +light)          ; snazzy, Atom-inspired modeline, plus API
+       (modeline)          ; snazzy, Atom-inspired modeline, plus API
 
        nav-flash         ; blink the current line after jumping
        ;;neotree           ; a project drawer, like NERDTree for vim