diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 62a41b42..635358ff 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -201,12 +201,6 @@ func main() {
 	action.InitTabs(b)
 	action.InitGlobals()
 
-	for _, s := range config.LocalSettings {
-		if _, ok := config.GlobalSettings[s]; ok {
-			delete(config.GlobalSettings, s)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Here is the event loop which runs in a separate thread
 	go func() {
 		events = make(chan tcell.Event)
diff --git a/internal/action/bufpane.go b/internal/action/bufpane.go
index e39f2b90..a5c8530c 100644
--- a/internal/action/bufpane.go
+++ b/internal/action/bufpane.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package action
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@ func (h *BufPane) DoKeyEvent(e Event) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 		rel := action(h)
-		log.Println("calling on", estr)
 		if h.PluginCB("on"+estr) && rel {
 			h.Relocate()
 		}
diff --git a/internal/action/command.go b/internal/action/command.go
index 3bbe9359..c4fe0db8 100644
--- a/internal/action/command.go
+++ b/internal/action/command.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package action
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -271,9 +270,7 @@ func ReloadConfig() {
 		screen.TermMessage(err)
 	}
 
-	log.Println("RELOAD CONFIG", len(buffer.OpenBuffers))
 	for _, b := range buffer.OpenBuffers {
-		log.Println("UPDATE RULES")
 		b.UpdateRules()
 	}
 }
@@ -450,7 +447,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) ResetCmd(args []string) {
 	option := args[0]
 
 	defaultGlobals := config.DefaultGlobalSettings()
-	defaultLocals := config.DefaultLocalSettings()
+	defaultLocals := config.DefaultCommonSettings()
 
 	if _, ok := defaultGlobals[option]; ok {
 		SetGlobalOptionNative(option, defaultGlobals[option])
diff --git a/internal/action/infocomplete.go b/internal/action/infocomplete.go
index 9179b63b..15a175da 100644
--- a/internal/action/infocomplete.go
+++ b/internal/action/infocomplete.go
@@ -92,17 +92,16 @@ func OptionComplete(b *buffer.Buffer) ([]string, []string) {
 	input, argstart := buffer.GetArg(b)
 
 	var suggestions []string
-	localSettings := config.DefaultLocalSettings()
 	for option := range config.GlobalSettings {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(option, input) {
 			suggestions = append(suggestions, option)
 		}
 	}
-	for option := range localSettings {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(option, input) && !contains(suggestions, option) {
-			suggestions = append(suggestions, option)
-		}
-	}
+	// for option := range localSettings {
+	// 	if strings.HasPrefix(option, input) && !contains(suggestions, option) {
+	// 		suggestions = append(suggestions, option)
+	// 	}
+	// }
 
 	sort.Strings(suggestions)
 	completions := make([]string, len(suggestions))
@@ -122,19 +121,19 @@ func OptionValueComplete(b *buffer.Buffer) ([]string, []string) {
 	completeValue := false
 	args := bytes.Split(l, []byte{' '})
 	if len(args) >= 2 {
-		localSettings := config.DefaultLocalSettings()
+		// localSettings := config.DefaultLocalSettings()
 		for option := range config.GlobalSettings {
 			if option == string(args[len(args)-2]) {
 				completeValue = true
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		for option := range localSettings {
-			if option == string(args[len(args)-2]) {
-				completeValue = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
+		// for option := range localSettings {
+		// 	if option == string(args[len(args)-2]) {
+		// 		completeValue = true
+		// 		break
+		// 	}
+		// }
 	}
 	if !completeValue {
 		return OptionComplete(b)
@@ -144,18 +143,18 @@ func OptionValueComplete(b *buffer.Buffer) ([]string, []string) {
 
 	inputOpt = strings.TrimSpace(inputOpt)
 	var suggestions []string
-	localSettings := config.DefaultLocalSettings()
+	// localSettings := config.DefaultLocalSettings()
 	var optionVal interface{}
 	for k, option := range config.GlobalSettings {
 		if k == inputOpt {
 			optionVal = option
 		}
 	}
-	for k, option := range localSettings {
-		if k == inputOpt {
-			optionVal = option
-		}
-	}
+	// for k, option := range localSettings {
+	// 	if k == inputOpt {
+	// 		optionVal = option
+	// 	}
+	// }
 
 	switch optionVal.(type) {
 	case bool:
diff --git a/internal/buffer/buffer.go b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
index 9082db3b..5767445f 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ func NewBuffer(r io.Reader, size int64, path string, startcursor Loc, btype BufT
 
 	b := new(Buffer)
 
-	b.Settings = config.DefaultLocalSettings()
+	b.Settings = config.DefaultCommonSettings()
 	for k, v := range config.GlobalSettings {
 		if _, ok := b.Settings[k]; ok {
 			b.Settings[k] = v
@@ -294,7 +293,6 @@ func (b *Buffer) SetName(s string) {
 
 func (b *Buffer) Insert(start Loc, text string) {
 	if !b.Type.Readonly {
-		log.Println("INSERT", start, text)
 		b.EventHandler.cursors = b.cursors
 		b.EventHandler.active = b.curCursor
 		b.EventHandler.Insert(start, text)
diff --git a/internal/config/plugin.go b/internal/config/plugin.go
index e3f2e42b..40a526e9 100644
--- a/internal/config/plugin.go
+++ b/internal/config/plugin.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"log"
 
 	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 	ulua "github.com/zyedidia/micro/internal/lua"
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ func (p *Plugin) Load() error {
 
 func (p *Plugin) Call(fn string, args ...lua.LValue) (lua.LValue, error) {
 	plug := ulua.L.GetGlobal(p.Name)
-	log.Println(p.Name, fn, plug)
 	luafn := ulua.L.GetField(plug, fn)
 	if luafn == lua.LNil {
 		return nil, ErrNoSuchFunction
diff --git a/internal/config/rtfiles.go b/internal/config/rtfiles.go
index 520c74b3..d31b4123 100644
--- a/internal/config/rtfiles.go
+++ b/internal/config/rtfiles.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ func InitRuntimeFiles() {
 	// Search ConfigDir for plugin-scripts
 	plugdir := filepath.Join(ConfigDir, "plugins")
 	files, _ := ioutil.ReadDir(plugdir)
-	log.Println("reading", plugdir)
 	for _, d := range files {
 		if d.IsDir() {
 			srcs, _ := ioutil.ReadDir(filepath.Join(plugdir, d.Name()))
diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index 7a7df05a..a6234032 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ func RegisterCommonOption(name string, defaultvalue interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func RegisterLocalOption(name string, defaultvalue interface{}) {
-	defaultLocalSettings[name] = defaultvalue
-}
-
 func RegisterGlobalOption(name string, defaultvalue interface{}) error {
 	if v, ok := GlobalSettings[name]; !ok {
 		defaultGlobalSettings[name] = defaultvalue
@@ -162,11 +158,13 @@ var defaultCommonSettings = map[string]interface{}{
 	"eofnewline":     false,
 	"fastdirty":      true,
 	"fileformat":     "unix",
+	"filetype":       "unknown",
 	"ignorecase":     false,
 	"indentchar":     " ",
 	"keepautoindent": false,
 	"matchbrace":     false,
 	"matchbraceleft": false,
+	"readonly":       false,
 	"rmtrailingws":   false,
 	"ruler":          true,
 	"savecursor":     false,
@@ -199,6 +197,16 @@ func GetInfoBarOffset() int {
 	return offset
 }
 
+// DefaultCommonSettings returns the default global settings for micro
+// Note that colorscheme is a global only option
+func DefaultCommonSettings() map[string]interface{} {
+	commonsettings := make(map[string]interface{})
+	for k, v := range defaultCommonSettings {
+		commonsettings[k] = v
+	}
+	return commonsettings
+}
+
 var defaultGlobalSettings = map[string]interface{}{
 	"colorscheme": "default",
 	"infobar":     true,
@@ -222,29 +230,8 @@ func DefaultGlobalSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 	return globalsettings
 }
 
-// LocalSettings is a list of the local only settings
-var LocalSettings = []string{"filetype", "readonly"}
-
-var defaultLocalSettings = map[string]interface{}{
-	"filetype": "unknown",
-	"readonly": false,
-}
-
-// DefaultLocalSettings returns the default local settings
-// Note that filetype is a local only option
-func DefaultLocalSettings() map[string]interface{} {
-	localsettings := make(map[string]interface{})
-	for k, v := range defaultCommonSettings {
-		localsettings[k] = v
-	}
-	for k, v := range defaultLocalSettings {
-		localsettings[k] = v
-	}
-	return localsettings
-}
-
 // DefaultAllSettings returns a map of all settings and their
-// default values (both local and global settings)
+// default values (both common and global settings)
 func DefaultAllSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 	allsettings := make(map[string]interface{})
 	for k, v := range defaultCommonSettings {
@@ -253,9 +240,6 @@ func DefaultAllSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 	for k, v := range defaultGlobalSettings {
 		allsettings[k] = v
 	}
-	for k, v := range defaultLocalSettings {
-		allsettings[k] = v
-	}
 	return allsettings
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/display/bufwindow.go b/internal/display/bufwindow.go
index 685c1a16..85719689 100644
--- a/internal/display/bufwindow.go
+++ b/internal/display/bufwindow.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package display
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"strconv"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -150,27 +149,21 @@ func (w *BufWindow) Relocate() bool {
 	ret := false
 	activeC := w.Buf.GetActiveCursor()
 	cy := activeC.Y
-	log.Println("RELOCATE", w.StartLine, cy, height)
 	scrollmargin := int(b.Settings["scrollmargin"].(float64))
 	if cy < w.StartLine+scrollmargin && cy > scrollmargin-1 {
-		log.Println("a")
 		w.StartLine = cy - scrollmargin
 		ret = true
 	} else if cy < w.StartLine {
-		log.Println("b")
 		w.StartLine = cy
 		ret = true
 	}
 	if cy > w.StartLine+height-1-scrollmargin && cy < b.LinesNum()-scrollmargin {
-		log.Println("c")
 		w.StartLine = cy - height + 1 + scrollmargin
 		ret = true
 	} else if cy >= b.LinesNum()-scrollmargin && cy >= height {
-		log.Println("d")
 		w.StartLine = b.LinesNum() - height
 		ret = true
 	}
-	log.Println("RELOCATE DONE", w.StartLine)
 
 	// horizontal relocation (scrolling)
 	if !b.Settings["softwrap"].(bool) {
@@ -363,7 +356,6 @@ func (w *BufWindow) showCursor(x, y int, main bool) {
 
 // displayBuffer draws the buffer being shown in this window on the screen.Screen
 func (w *BufWindow) displayBuffer() {
-	log.Println("STARTLINE", w.StartLine)
 	b := w.Buf
 
 	hasMessage := len(b.Messages) > 0
diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
index 280c6cae..bfbe43b1 100644
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/util.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package util
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@ func FSize(f *os.File) int64 {
 // IsWordChar returns whether or not the string is a 'word character'
 // Word characters are defined as numbers, letters, or '_'
 func IsWordChar(r rune) bool {
-	log.Println("IsWordChar")
 	return unicode.IsLetter(r) || unicode.IsNumber(r) || r == '_'
 }