diff --git a/tmux.normal.conf b/tmux.normal.conf
index 2595dc8..928f85d 100644
--- a/tmux.normal.conf
+++ b/tmux.normal.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bind Space send-prefix
 # SETTINGS
 #
 # general
-set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color" #set $TERM variable (urxvt users use: rxvt-unicode-256color)
+set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color" #set $TERM variable so programs know how to behave
 set-option -g base-index 1 #start counting windows at 1 instead of 0 (for more logical keboard-switching)
 set-option -g pane-base-index 1 #start counting panes at 1 instead of 0
 set-option -g renumber-windows on #when a window is closed, renumber the remaining windows
diff --git a/tmux.powerline.conf b/tmux.powerline.conf
index 440e0c4..9bece7d 100644
--- a/tmux.powerline.conf
+++ b/tmux.powerline.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bind Space send-prefix
 # SETTINGS
 #
 # general
-set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color" #set $TERM variable (urxvt users use: rxvt-unicode-256color)
+set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color" #set $TERM variable so programs know how to behave
 set-option -g base-index 1 #start counting windows at 1 instead of 0 (for more logical keboard-switching)
 set-option -g pane-base-index 1 #start counting panes at 1 instead of 0
 set-option -g renumber-windows on #when a window is closed, renumber the remaining windows