diff --git a/init.example.el b/init.example.el
index b20b54386..beeddd51d 100644
--- a/init.example.el
+++ b/init.example.el
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
        evil-goggles      ; display visual hints when editing in evil
        ;;fci               ; a `fill-column' indicator
        hl-todo           ; highlight TODO/FIXME/NOTE tags
-       indent-guides     ; highlighted indent columns
+       ;;indent-guides     ; highlighted indent columns
        modeline          ; snazzy, Atom-inspired modeline, plus API
        nav-flash         ; blink the current line after jumping
        ;;neotree           ; a project drawer, like NERDTree for vim