diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index bb29075..384424e 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
 	{ "[]=",      tile },    /* first entry is default */
 	{ "><>",      NULL },    /* no layout function means floating behavior */
 	{ "[M]",      monocle },
-	{ "|||",      col },
 };
 
 /* key definitions */
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ static Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_t,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[0]} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_f,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[1]} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_m,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
-	{ MODKEY,                       XK_c,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[3]} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_space,  setlayout,      {0} },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_space,  togglefloating, {0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_0,      view,           {.ui = ~0 } },
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index ea57016..5124914 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ static const int resizehints = 1;    /* 1 means respect size hints in tiled resi
 static const Layout layouts[] = {
 	/* symbol     arrange function */
 	{ "[]=",      tile },    /* first entry is default */
-    { "|||",      col },
-    { "><>",      NULL },    /* no layout function means floating behavior */
+	{ "><>",      NULL },    /* no layout function means floating behavior */
 	{ "[M]",      monocle },
 };
 
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index b591471..a8d69ff 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ static void checkotherwm(void);
 static void cleanup(void);
 static void cleanupmon(Monitor *mon);
 static void clientmessage(XEvent *e);
-static void col(Monitor *);
 static void configure(Client *c);
 static void configurenotify(XEvent *e);
 static void configurerequest(XEvent *e);
@@ -1985,32 +1984,6 @@ tile(Monitor *m)
 		}
 }
 
-void
-col(Monitor *m) {
-	unsigned int i, n, h, w, x, y,mw;
-	Client *c;
-
-	for(n = 0, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), n++);
-	if(n == 0)
-		return;
-        if(n > m->nmaster)
-                mw = m->nmaster ? m->ww * m->mfact : 0;
-        else
-                mw = m->ww;
-	for(i = x = y = 0, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), i++) {
-		if(i < m->nmaster) {
-			 w = (mw - x) / (MIN(n, m->nmaster)-i);
-                         resize(c, x + m->wx, m->wy, w - (2*c->bw), m->wh - (2*c->bw), False);
-			x += WIDTH(c);
-		}
-		else {
-			h = (m->wh - y) / (n - i);
-			resize(c, x + m->wx, m->wy + y, m->ww - x  - (2*c->bw), h - (2*c->bw), False);
-			y += HEIGHT(c);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 void
 togglebar(const Arg *arg)
 {