diff --git a/aliases b/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab40014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+alias beep='printf "\007"'
+alias cower='command cower -c'
+alias fixterm='printf "c"'
+alias less='command less -R'
+alias mysql='command mysql --sigint-ignore'
+alias pacman='command pacman --color=auto'
+alias rgrep='command grep --exclude-dir=\.git -R'
+alias tailf='command less -R +F'
+alias vi='command vim'
+alias whence='type -P'
+
+# ls
+alias ls='command ls --color=auto --group-directories-first '
+alias ll='ls -lha'
+
+# git
+alias gci='command git commit'
+alias gsl='command git stash list'
+alias gss='command git status -sbu'
+alias gup='command git pull'
+
+# tig
+alias gsi='command tig status'
+
+# tmux
+alias tmux='command tmux -2'
+alias atmux='command tmux -2 attach'
+
+# screen
+alias rscreen='command screen -Dr'
+alias scr='command screen sudo -Es'
diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 4985170..abf1311 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -58,44 +58,12 @@ prompt_command()
 }
 PROMPT_COMMAND=prompt_command
 # }}}
-# {{{ aliases
-alias beep='printf "\007"'
-alias cower='command cower -c'
-alias fixterm='printf "c"'
-alias less='command less -R'
-alias mysql='command mysql --sigint-ignore'
-alias pacman='command pacman --color=auto'
-alias rgrep='command grep --exclude-dir=\.git -R'
-alias tailf='command less -R +F'
-alias vi='command vim'
-alias whence='type -P'
-
-# ls
-alias ls='command ls --color=auto --group-directories-first '
-alias ll='ls -lha'
-
-# git
-alias gci='command git commit'
-alias gsl='command git stash list'
-alias gss='command git status -sbu'
-alias gup='command git pull'
-
-# tig
-alias gsi='command tig status'
-
-# tmux
-alias tmux='command tmux -2'
-alias atmux='command tmux -2 attach'
-
-# screen
-alias rscreen='command screen -Dr'
-alias scr='command screen sudo -Es'
-# }}}
 # {{{ plugins and traps
 aliases="${HOME}/.aliases"
 plugins="${HOME}/.bashplugins"
-[[ -r "${aliases}" ]] && . "${aliases}"; unset aliases
-[[ -r "${plugins}" ]] && . "${plugins}"; unset plugins
+[[ -r "${aliases}" ]] && . "${aliases}"
+[[ -r "${plugins}" && "$BASH_VERSINFO" -ge 4 ]] && . "${plugins}"
+unset aliases plugins
 
 # we want to see exit code on error (it also has to be the last entry here)
 trap 'printf "${red}>>${reset} ${black}exit${reset} ${red}%s${reset}\n" "$?" >&2' ERR