diff --git a/irssi.conf b/irssi.conf
index deb8a542..d076e0a0 100644
--- a/irssi.conf
+++ b/irssi.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ statusbar = {
     time = "{sb $Z}";
     user = "{sb $cumode$N{sbmode $usermode}{sbaway $A}}";
     topic = "$topic";
-    info = " {hilight Irssi v$J - http://irssi.org/beginner/}";
+    info = " Irssi v$J - http://irssi.org/beginner/";
 
     # treated specially .. window is printed with non-empty windows,
     # window_empty is printed with empty windows