diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5bb66e..612fab9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 ## Modifications from upstream
 
-### Configuration
-
-* Use vertical menu instead of horizontal
-
 ### Patches
 
 * [Fuzzymatch](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/fuzzymatch/)
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index a079b57..a4e6174 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
 	[SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
 };
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
-static unsigned int lines      = 10;
+static unsigned int lines      = 0;
 
 /*
  * Characters not considered part of a word while deleting words