diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 47ad17d..018626c 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 set -o noclobber
 shopt -s checkwinsize
 shopt -s histappend
-export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
-export HISTSIZE=20000
-export HISTFILESIZE=20000
-export PROMPT_DIRTRIM=3
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+HISTSIZE=20000
+HISTFILESIZE=20000
+PROMPT_DIRTRIM=3
 
 # Save and display timestamps for history
 HISTTIMEFORMAT="[%F %T] "
 
 # Color output and default options
-export GREP_OPTS='--color=auto'
-export LS_OPTS='--color=auto -hFN --group-directories-first'
+GREP_OPTS='--color=auto'
+LS_OPTS='--color=auto -hFN --group-directories-first'
 export LESS="-Ri"
 
 # colored GCC warnings and errors