diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 382e4e21..5f5f4ef1 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ;; Per-directory local variables for GNU Emacs 23 and later.
 
-((nil
-  . (tab-width . 2))
- (sh-mode
+((sh-mode
   . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil)
      (sh-basic-offset . 2))))