diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03f8a30..ecdff71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-[![Join #vimrocks on Freenode](https://img.shields.io/badge/IRC-%23vimrocks-ff69b4.svg)](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=vimrocks)
-
 ![vim-galore](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhinz/vim-galore/master/pics/vim-galore.png)
 
 ---