diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index 75662d7bb..dc478a681 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export ZSH=$HOME/.oh-my-zsh
 # Set name of the theme to load. Optionally, if you set this to "random"
 # it'll load a random theme each time that oh-my-zsh is loaded.
 # See https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Themes
-#ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
 ZSH_THEME="z"
 
 # Uncomment the following line to use case-sensitive completion.
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ ZSH_CUSTOM=$HOME/.zsh-custom-conf
 # Custom plugins may be added to ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/
 # Example format: plugins=(rails git textmate ruby lighthouse)
 # Add wisely, as too many plugins slow down shell startup.
-plugins=(fasd zhs-256color)
+plugins=(fasd zhs-256color zsh-syntax-highlighting)
 
 source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 # fi
 
 # Compilation flags
-# export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64"
-
+# export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64" 
 # ssh
 # export SSH_KEY_PATH="~/.ssh/rsa_id"
 
@@ -85,13 +83,3 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 # alias zshconfig="mate ~/.zshrc"
 # alias ohmyzsh="mate ~/.oh-my-zsh"
 
-# Alias definitions.
-# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
-# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
-# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
-
-if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
-    . ~/.bash_aliases
-fi
-
-