diff --git a/plugin/gitgutter.vim b/plugin/gitgutter.vim
index 9e989ce..81dcc9c 100644
--- a/plugin/gitgutter.vim
+++ b/plugin/gitgutter.vim
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ function! s:on_bufenter()
   " been any changes to the buffer since the first round, the second round
   " will be cheap.
   if has('vim_starting') && !$VIM_GITGUTTER_TEST
-    if exists('*timer_start')
-      call timer_start(&updatetime, 'GitGutterCursorHold')
+    if exists('*timer_start') && has('lambda')
+      call s:next_tick("call gitgutter#process_buffer(+".bufnr('').", 0)")
     endif
     return
   endif
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@ function! s:on_bufenter()
   endif
 endfunction
 
-function! GitGutterCursorHold(timer)
-  execute 'doautocmd' s:nomodeline 'gitgutter CursorHold'
-endfunction
-
 function! s:next_tick(cmd)
   call timer_start(1, {-> execute(a:cmd)})
 endfunction