diff --git a/autoload/syntastic/util.vim b/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
index 425df2d7..10c01303 100644
--- a/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ if !exists("g:syntastic_debug")
     let g:syntastic_debug = 0
 endif
 
+if !exists("g:syntastic_delayed_redraws")
+    let g:syntastic_delayed_redraws = 0
+endif
+
 let s:deprecationNoticesIssued = []
 let s:redraw_delayed = 0
 let s:redraw_full = 0
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index ae462b81..a9d2c00c 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ if !exists("g:syntastic_reuse_loc_lists")
     let g:syntastic_reuse_loc_lists = (v:version >= 704)
 endif
 
-" XXX: Older Vim versions can crash if redraw is called while a popup is visible.
-" This variable enables a workaround, by delaying redraws to an idle moment.
-if !exists("g:syntastic_delayed_redraws")
-    let g:syntastic_delayed_redraws = 0
-endif
-
 let s:registry = g:SyntasticRegistry.Instance()
 let s:notifiers = g:SyntasticNotifiers.Instance()
 let s:modemap = g:SyntasticModeMap.Instance()