diff --git a/.vim/vimrc b/.vim/vimrc
index b270eb8..3e7b2b8 100644
--- a/.vim/vimrc
+++ b/.vim/vimrc
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#mixed_indent_algo = 1
 " turn off the warning section entirely.
 let g:airline_section_warning = ''
 
+let g:airline_skip_empty_sections = 1
+
 " separator symbols
 let g:airline_left_sep = ''
 let g:airline_right_sep = ''