diff --git a/Cask b/Cask
index b1071ea47..0357680c5 100644
--- a/Cask
+++ b/Cask
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 (depends-on "visual-fill-column")
 (depends-on "rainbow-delimiters")
 (depends-on "rainbow-mode")
-(depends-on "volatile-highlights")
 (depends-on "nlinum")
 (depends-on "spaceline")
 
diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 902a660b2..693dfd3ac 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -142,16 +142,6 @@
     (when narf--hl-line-mode
       (hl-line-mode (if rainbow-mode -1 1)))))
 
-(use-package volatile-highlights
-  :config
-  (vhl/define-extension 'my-undo-tree-highlights
-    'undo-tree-undo 'undo-tree-redo)
-  (vhl/install-extension 'my-undo-tree-highlights)
-  (vhl/define-extension 'my-yank-highlights
-    'evil-yank 'evil-paste-after 'evil-paste-before 'evil-paste-pop)
-  (vhl/install-extension 'my-yank-highlights)
-  (volatile-highlights-mode t))
-
 (use-package nlinum
   :commands nlinum-mode
   :preface