diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 3f4563f7b..589b40af9 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -203,14 +203,9 @@ read-only or not file-visiting."
 ;;
 ;;; Cursor
 
-;; Don't blink the cursor, it's too distracting.
-(blink-cursor-mode -1)
-
 ;; Don't blink the paren matching the one at point, it's too distracting.
 (setq blink-matching-paren nil)
 
-(setq visible-cursor nil)
-
 ;; Don't stretch the cursor to fit wide characters, it is disorienting,
 ;; especially for tabs.
 (setq x-stretch-cursor nil)