diff --git a/lua/colors/highlights.lua b/lua/colors/highlights.lua
index d09881b..0141415 100644
--- a/lua/colors/highlights.lua
+++ b/lua/colors/highlights.lua
@@ -71,13 +71,8 @@ bg("PmenuThumb", nord_blue)
 
 -- misc
 fg("LineNr", grey)
-
 fg("NvimInternalError", red)
-
--- inactive statuslines as thin splitlines
-fg("StatusLineNC", one_bg2 .. " gui=underline")
 fg("VertSplit", one_bg2)
--- fg_bg("Visual",light_grey, colors.lightbg)
 
 if ui.transparency then
    bg("Normal", "NONE")
diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/statusline.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/statusline.lua
index 1b45878..04fa185 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/statusline.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/statusline.lua
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ local components = {
 table.insert(components.active, {})
 table.insert(components.active, {})
 table.insert(components.active, {})
-table.insert(components.inactive, {})
-table.insert(components.inactive, {})
-table.insert(components.inactive, {})
 
 components.active[1][1] = {
    provider = statusline_style.main_icon,
@@ -366,6 +363,21 @@ components.active[3][10] = {
    },
 }
 
+local InactiveStatusHL = {
+   fg = colors.one_bg2,
+   bg = "NONE",
+   style = "underline",
+}
+
+components.inactive = {
+   {
+      {
+         provider = " ",
+         hl = InactiveStatusHL,
+      },
+   },
+}
+
 require("feline").setup {
    colors = {
       bg = colors.statusline_bg,