diff --git a/plugin/gitgutter.vim b/plugin/gitgutter.vim
index a7208ea..1b62403 100644
--- a/plugin/gitgutter.vim
+++ b/plugin/gitgutter.vim
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ if (has('nvim-0.4.0') || exists('*sign_place')) && !exists('g:gitgutter_sign_all
   let g:gitgutter_sign_allow_clobber = 1
 endif
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_allow_clobber',          0)
-call s:obsolete('g:gitgutter_override_sign_column_highlight')
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_set_sign_backgrounds',           0)
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_added',                   '+')
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_sign_modified',                '~')