diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58286c7..63e3730 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ It keeps global lifetime totals:
 - `added`: characters inserted
 - `deleted`: characters removed
 - `net`: `added - deleted`
-- `abs`: `added + deleted`
 
-The statusline text shows `net/abs`, for example:
+The statusline text shows `net`, for example:
 
 ```text
-LOC +123/456
+LOC +123
 ```
 
 ## Install
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ require("loc").stats()
   added = 123,
   deleted = 45,
   net = 78,
-  abs = 168,
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lua/loc/init.lua b/lua/loc/init.lua
index 9121756..123a2e4 100644
--- a/lua/loc/init.lua
+++ b/lua/loc/init.lua
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ function M.stats()
     added = state.added,
     deleted = state.deleted,
     net = state.added - state.deleted,
-    abs = state.added + state.deleted,
   }
 end
 
@@ -342,7 +341,7 @@ function M.statusline()
   local stats = M.stats()
   local prefix = state.config.statusline_prefix
 
-  return string.format("%s %+d/%d", prefix, stats.net, stats.abs)
+  return string.format("%s %+d", prefix, stats.net)
 end
 
 function M.save()
diff --git a/plugin/loc.lua b/plugin/loc.lua
index aabfc25..e5e0bfe 100644
--- a/plugin/loc.lua
+++ b/plugin/loc.lua
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ end, { desc = "Reset loc.nvim character counters" })
 vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("LocStats", function()
   local stats = require("loc").stats()
   local message = string.format(
-    "LOC added=%d deleted=%d net=%+d abs=%d",
+    "LOC added=%d deleted=%d net=%+d",
     stats.added,
     stats.deleted,
-    stats.net,
-    stats.abs
+    stats.net
   )
 
   vim.notify(message, vim.log.levels.INFO)
diff --git a/test/loc_spec.lua b/test/loc_spec.lua
index 023f960..0404998 100644
--- a/test/loc_spec.lua
+++ b/test/loc_spec.lua
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ loc.reset()
 local stats = loc.stats()
 assert_equal(stats.added, 0, "reset added")
 assert_equal(stats.deleted, 0, "reset deleted")
-assert_equal(loc.statusline(), "LOC +0/0", "statusline")
+assert_equal(loc.statusline(), "LOC +0", "statusline")
 
 print("loc.nvim tests passed")