1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index e32938cf..009a4682 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -11,13 +11,8 @@ Coding Style
 
 1.  All code should be indented with tabs. (Ignore the use of only spaces in
     this file.) A tab size of two spaces is used when calculating line widths,
-    which should be a maximum of 80 characters. By default, source files
-    contain the following Vim modeline:
-+
-[source,C]
--------------------------------------------
-/* vim: set noet: */
--------------------------------------------
+    which should be a maximum of 80 characters. An EditorConfig file is used
+    to set this project-wide default.
 
 2.  When opening new blocks such as 'while', 'if', or 'for', leave the opening
     brace on the same line as the beginning of the codeblock. The closing brace