diff --git a/tmux.1-8.conf b/tmux.1-8.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 3269488..0000000
--- a/tmux.1-8.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bind s split-window -v # horizontal window split
-bind v split-window -h # vertical window split
diff --git a/tmux.1-9.conf b/tmux.1-9.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index a3cd133..0000000
--- a/tmux.1-9.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-unbind c; bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
-bind s split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
-bind v split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 79aac46..351837b 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -57,13 +57,12 @@ bind + resize-pane -U 10
 
 # status bar stuff
 set -g status on
-set -g status-bg colour236
-set -g status-fg white
 set -g status-left '#[fg=green]#H'
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg white
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg black
 set-option -g status-right '%Y-%m-%d @ %k:%M'
 
-# because the new tmux is inadequate
-source-file ~/.tmux.1-9.conf
-if-shell "[[ `tmux -V` == *1.8 ]]" 'source-file ~/.tmux.1-8.conf'
+# 1.9 stuff moved in here
+unbind c; bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+bind s split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+bind v split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+set -g window-status-current-style bg=white,fg=black
+set -g status-style fg=white,bg=colour236