diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index adc2766..6c405c7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "vim/bundle/SudoEdit.vim"]
-	path = vim/bundle/SudoEdit.vim
-	url = https://github.com/vim-scripts/SudoEdit.vim.git
 [submodule "vim/bundle/vim-trailing-whitespace"]
 	path = vim/bundle/vim-trailing-whitespace
 	url = https://github.com/bronson/vim-trailing-whitespace.git
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 5e8825c..7801761 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ For a complete list of mappings specific to **darkcloud-vimconfig**, check the l
 * [MatchTagAlways](https://github.com/Valloric/MatchTagAlways): A Vim plugin that always highlights the enclosing html/xml tags.
 * [ReplaceWithRegister](https://github.com/vim-scripts/ReplaceWithRegister): Replace text with the contents of a register (for paste+replace without writing over the buffer).
 * [splitjoin.vim](https://github.com/AndrewRadev/splitjoin.vim): Simplifies the transition between multiline and single-line code
-* [SudoEdit.vim](https://github.com/vim-scripts/SudoEdit.vim): Read and write files without the necessary permissions through the use of sudo.
 * [tabular](https://github.com/godlygeek/tabular): Vim script for text filtering and alignment.
 * [tagbar](https://github.com/majutsushi/tagbar): Uses ctags to generate a sidebar of the tags for the current file.
 * [tcommand_vim](https://github.com/tomtom/tcommand_vim): Select commands, menu items etc. from a list.
diff --git a/vim/bundle/SudoEdit.vim b/vim/bundle/SudoEdit.vim
deleted file mode 160000
index 145ddff..0000000
--- a/vim/bundle/SudoEdit.vim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 145ddffb8cd33211df22b1c7c5399cb8ecdafd6b
diff --git a/vim/config/keyboard.vim b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
index 2f8b5bb..6b333fb 100644
--- a/vim/config/keyboard.vim
+++ b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 "  :sp66                      | (C) -> create a split using 66% of the height
 "  :diff                      | (C) -> open a new file in diff mode
 "
-"  :wsudo & :sudow            | (C) -> write the file as root using sudo
-"  :esudo & :sudoe            | (C) -> read a file as root using sudo
-"
 "  :ik                        | (C) -> add following character to keywords
 "  :iK                        | (C) -> remove following character from keywords
 "
@@ -275,14 +272,6 @@
     cabbrev <expr><silent> sp66 ':SP66<CR>'
     cabbrev diff vertical diffsplit
 
-    "read/write file with sudo
-    cabbrev sudow SudoWrite
-    cabbrev wsudo SudoWrite
-    cabbrev ws SudoWrite
-    cabbrev sudoe SudoRead
-    cabbrev esudo SudoRead
-    cabbrev es SudoRead
-
     "add/remove character as keyword
     cabbrev ik setlocal iskeyword+=
     cabbrev iK setlocal iskeyword-=