diff --git a/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh b/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
index d29eb1dd..c47ab721 100644
--- a/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/vi-mode/vi-mode.plugin.zsh
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ function zle-line-init zle-keymap-select {
 zle -N zle-line-init
 zle -N zle-keymap-select
 
-#changing mode clobbers the keybinds, so store the keybinds before and execute 
-#them after
-binds=`bindkey -L`
 bindkey -v
-for bind in ${(@f)binds}; do eval $bind; done
-unset binds
 
 # if mode indicator wasn't setup by theme, define default
 if [[ "$MODE_INDICATOR" == "" ]]; then