diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb5139c9..85b0d0b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,18 +102,6 @@ proposed change and how it is valuable.
 Report a bug on [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/pangloss/vim-javascript/issues).
 
 
-## A Quick Note on Regexes
-
-Vim 7.4 with patches LESS than 1-7 exhibits a bug that broke how we handle
-javascript regexes. Please update to a newer version or run the following
-commands to fix:
-
-```
-:set regexpengine=1
-:syntax enable
-```
-
-
 ## License
 
 Distributed under the same terms as Vim itself. See `:help license`.
diff --git a/ftplugin/javascript.vim b/ftplugin/javascript.vim
index 9e2fc9b0..58755a4a 100644
--- a/ftplugin/javascript.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/javascript.vim
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 setlocal suffixesadd+=.js
+if (v:version < 704 || (v:version == 704 && !has('patch002'))) && exists('&regexpengine')
+  set re=1
+end