diff --git a/autoload/sneak/hl.vim b/autoload/sneak/hl.vim
index d35415a..3bd1bcd 100644
--- a/autoload/sneak/hl.vim
+++ b/autoload/sneak/hl.vim
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ func! s:init() abort
   if 0 == hlID("SneakLabelMask")  " fg same as bg
     exec 'highlight SneakLabelMask guifg='.guibg.' guibg='.guibg.' ctermfg='.ctermbg.' ctermbg='.ctermbg
   endif
-
-  if has('gui_running') || -1 != match(sneak#hl#get('Cursor'), 'ctermbg')
-    highlight link SneakCursor Cursor
-  else
-    highlight link SneakCursor SneakScope
-  endif
 endf
 
 augroup sneak_colorscheme " re-init if :colorscheme is changed at runtime. #108
diff --git a/autoload/sneak/label.vim b/autoload/sneak/label.vim
index f8bf0cb..f415edd 100644
--- a/autoload/sneak/label.vim
+++ b/autoload/sneak/label.vim
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func! s:before()
   ownsyntax sneak_label
 
   " highlight the cursor location (else the cursor is not visible during getchar())
-  let w:sneak_cursor_hl = matchadd("SneakCursor", '\%#', 11, -1)
+  let w:sneak_cursor_hl = matchadd("Cursor", '\%#', 11, -1)
 
   let s:cc_orig=&l:concealcursor | setlocal concealcursor=ncv
   let s:cl_orig=&l:conceallevel  | setlocal conceallevel=2