diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92fb308..5a868a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@
 
 | Key(s)                                  | Behaviour                                                                              |
 |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `<Backslash>` and `<Ctrl><Backslash>`   | Toggle the status bar on and off respectively                                          |
 | `c` and `<Ctrl>c`                       | Create a new pane and create a new pane in the current directory respectively          |
 | `[` and `]`                             | Split the window vertically and horizontally respectively                              |
-| `{` and `}`                             | Join a window as a split pane top/bottom and left/right respectively (leave pane: `!`) |
 | `-` and `=`                             | Select an even layout vertically and horizontally respectively                         |
 | `_` and `+`                             | Rotate the window counter-clockwise and clockwise respectively                         |
 | `<` and `>`                             | Move the current window to the first and last window respectively                      |
diff --git a/tmux.normal.conf b/tmux.normal.conf
index d61bdef..f1f41eb 100644
--- a/tmux.normal.conf
+++ b/tmux.normal.conf
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ bind C-m set-option -g mouse off \; display 'Mouse: OFF'
 bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
 bind R source-file /etc/tmux.conf
 #
-# \ and <ctrl>\ to enabling and disabling the status bar respectively
-bind \ set-option -g status on
-bind C-\ set-option -g status off
-#
 # c and <ctrl>c to create a new pane in the current path and in home respectively
 bind C-c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 bind c new-window
@@ -68,10 +64,6 @@ bind c new-window
 bind [ split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 bind ] split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 #
-# { and } join another window as a pane split top/bottom and left/right respectively
-bind { choose-window 'join-pane -v -s "%%"'
-bind } choose-window 'join-pane -h -s "%%"'
-#
 # - and = to evenly laying out the panes top->bottom and left->right respectively
 bind - select-layout even-vertical
 bind = select-layout even-horizontal
diff --git a/tmux.powerline.conf b/tmux.powerline.conf
index 52d9022..6dc53f9 100644
--- a/tmux.powerline.conf
+++ b/tmux.powerline.conf
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ bind C-m set-option -g mouse off \; display 'Mouse: OFF'
 bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
 bind R source-file /etc/tmux.conf
 #
-# \ and <ctrl>\ to enabling and disabling the status bar respectively
-bind \ set-option -g status on
-bind C-\ set-option -g status off
-#
 # c and <ctrl>c to create a new pane in the current path and in home respectively
 bind C-c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 bind c new-window
@@ -68,10 +64,6 @@ bind c new-window
 bind [ split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 bind ] split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 #
-# { and } join another window as a pane split top/bottom and left/right respectively
-bind { choose-window 'join-pane -v -s "%%"'
-bind } choose-window 'join-pane -h -s "%%"'
-#
 # - and = to evenly laying out the panes top->bottom and left->right respectively
 bind - select-layout even-vertical
 bind = select-layout even-horizontal