diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 3554b50..036adf3 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 [core]
 	# Declare erroenous the same whitespace errors vim does
 	whitespace = space-before-tab,-indent-with-non-tab,trailing-space
-	editor = vim
 
 [diff]
 	# Detect both copies and renames in diffs