diff --git a/DefaultKeyBinding.dict b/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dfb8c9..0000000
--- a/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-        "^w" = "deleteWordBackward:";
-}
-
diff --git a/karabiner.json b/karabiner.json
index 48f5989..ef05bdc 100644
--- a/karabiner.json
+++ b/karabiner.json
@@ -13,6 +13,26 @@
                 "rules": [
                     {
                         "manipulators": [
+                            {
+                                "description": "^w should delete a word backwards",
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "comma",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": [
+                                            "left_control"
+                                        ]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "delete_or_backspace",
+                                        "modifiers": [
+                                            "option"
+                                        ]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
                             {
                                 "description": "Change caps_lock to control when used as modifier, escape when used alone",
                                 "from": {
@@ -39,7 +59,65 @@
                     }
                 ]
             },
-            "devices": [],
+            "devices": [
+                {
+                    "disable_built_in_keyboard_if_exists": false,
+                    "fn_function_keys": [],
+                    "identifiers": {
+                        "is_keyboard": true,
+                        "is_pointing_device": false,
+                        "product_id": 1553,
+                        "vendor_id": 3897
+                    },
+                    "ignore": false,
+                    "simple_modifications": [
+                        {
+                            "from": {
+                                "key_code": "escape"
+                            },
+                            "to": {
+                                "key_code": "grave_accent_and_tilde"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "from": {
+                                "key_code": "left_command"
+                            },
+                            "to": {
+                                "key_code": "left_option"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "from": {
+                                "key_code": "left_option"
+                            },
+                            "to": {
+                                "key_code": "left_command"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "from": {
+                                "key_code": "right_option"
+                            },
+                            "to": {
+                                "key_code": "right_command"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
+                {
+                    "disable_built_in_keyboard_if_exists": false,
+                    "fn_function_keys": [],
+                    "identifiers": {
+                        "is_keyboard": true,
+                        "is_pointing_device": false,
+                        "product_id": 601,
+                        "vendor_id": 1452
+                    },
+                    "ignore": false,
+                    "simple_modifications": []
+                }
+            ],
             "fn_function_keys": [
                 {
                     "from": {
diff --git a/symlinks.sh b/symlinks.sh
index 5e88010..0c37e2e 100644
--- a/symlinks.sh
+++ b/symlinks.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ rm ~/.msmtprc; ln -s ~/dotfiles/msmtprc ~/.msmtprc
 rm ~/.muttrc; ln -s ~/dotfiles/muttrc ~/.muttrc
 
 # mac only
-rm ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict; cp ~/dotfiles/DefaultKeyBinding.dict ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
 rm ~/.karabiner.d/configuration/karabiner.json; ln -s ~/dotfiles/karabiner.json ~/.karabiner.d/configuration/karabiner.json
 rm -rf ~/.kwm; mkdir ~/.kwm; ln -s ~/dotfiles/kwmrc ~/.kwm/kwmrc
 rm -rf ~/.khdrc; ln -s ~/dotfiles/khdrc ~/.khdrc