diff --git a/vim/lightline.vim b/vim/lightline.vim
index 0c8101e..4094c74 100644
--- a/vim/lightline.vim
+++ b/vim/lightline.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ let g:lightline = {
       \ 'colorscheme': 'solarized',
       \ 'active': {
       \   'left': [ [ 'mode', 'paste' ], [ 'fugitive', 'filename' ], ['ctrlpmark'] ],
-      \   'right': [ [ 'syntastic', 'lineinfo' ], ['percent'], [ 'fileformat', 'fileencoding', 'filetype' ] ]
+      \   'right': [ [ 'ale', 'lineinfo' ], ['percent'], [ 'fileformat', 'fileencoding', 'filetype' ] ]
       \ },
       \ 'component_function': {
       \   'fugitive': 'LightLineFugitive',
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ let g:lightline = {
       \   'ctrlpmark': 'CtrlPMark',
       \ },
       \ 'component_expand': {
-      \   'syntastic': 'SyntasticStatuslineFlag',
+      \   'ale': 'ale#statusline#Status',
       \ },
       \ 'component_type': {
-      \   'syntastic': 'error',
+      \   'ale': 'error',
       \ },
       \ 'subseparator': { 'left': '|', 'right': '|' }
       \ }
@@ -115,15 +115,6 @@ function! TagbarStatusFunc(current, sort, fname, ...) abort
   return lightline#statusline(0)
 endfunction
 
-augroup AutoSyntastic
-  autocmd!
-  autocmd BufWritePost *.c,*.cpp,*.js,*.py call s:syntastic()
-augroup END
-function! s:syntastic()
-  SyntasticCheck
-  call lightline#update()
-endfunction
-
 let g:unite_force_overwrite_statusline = 0
 let g:vimfiler_force_overwrite_statusline = 0
 let g:vimshell_force_overwrite_statusline = 0
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index fcaf61b..1c01733 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Plug 'fholgado/minibufexpl.vim'
 Plug 'SirVer/ultisnips'
 Plug 'honza/vim-snippets'
 
-Plug 'scrooloose/syntastic'
+Plug 'w0rp/ale'
 
 Plug 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
 Plug 'rhysd/conflict-marker.vim'
@@ -264,41 +264,13 @@ nnoremap <leader>fc :Commits<cr>
 "" minibufexpl
 map <Leader>t :MBEToggle<cr>
 
-"" syntastic
-let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
-let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 0
-let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
-
-" local linter support
-let g:syntastic_javascript_checkers = []
-
-function! CheckJavaScriptLinter(filepath, linter)
-	if exists('b:syntastic_checkers')
-		return
-	endif
-	if filereadable(a:filepath)
-		let b:syntastic_checkers = [a:linter]
-		let {'b:syntastic_' . a:linter . '_exec'} = a:filepath
-	endif
-endfunction
-
-function! SetupJavaScriptLinter()
-	let l:current_folder = expand('%:p:h')
-	let l:bin_folder = fnamemodify(syntastic#util#findFileInParent('package.json', l:current_folder), ':h')
-	let l:bin_folder = l:bin_folder . '/node_modules/.bin/'
-	call CheckJavaScriptLinter(l:bin_folder . 'standard', 'standard')
-	call CheckJavaScriptLinter(l:bin_folder . 'eslint', 'eslint')
-endfunction
-
-augroup syntastic
-    autocmd!
-    autocmd FileType javascript call SetupJavaScriptLinter()
-augroup END
-
 "" lightline
 if filereadable(expand("~/.vim/lightline.vim"))
     source ~/.vim/lightline.vim
+    augroup ale-statusline
+        autocmd!
+        autocmd User ALELint call lightline#update()
+    augroup END
 endif
 
 "" Unimpaired