diff --git a/zsh/zshrc.d/20_aliases.sh b/zsh/zshrc.d/20_aliases.sh
index 0a5f185..07882dc 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc.d/20_aliases.sh
+++ b/zsh/zshrc.d/20_aliases.sh
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ alias ln='ln -v'
 alias du='du -h'
 alias df='df -h'
 
-# show non-printable characters by default
-alias cat="cat -v"
-
 ### SHORTENING COMMAND NAMES
 alias cs="cryptsetup"
 alias v="vim"