diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/checkhealth.lua b/runtime/ftplugin/checkhealth.lua
index 74ee47b5f1..22c403a031 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/checkhealth.lua
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/checkhealth.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+vim.wo[0][0].wrap = true
+vim.wo[0][0].breakindent = true
+vim.wo[0][0].linebreak = true
+vim.wo[0][0].list = false
+vim.wo[0][0].conceallevel = 2
+vim.wo[0][0].concealcursor = 'nc'
+vim.bo.iskeyword = '!-~,^*,^|,^",192-255'
+
 vim.keymap.set('n', 'gO', function()
   require('vim.treesitter._headings').show_toc(6)
 end, { buf = 0, silent = true, desc = 'Show an Outline of the current buffer' })
@@ -21,4 +29,4 @@ vim.bo.tags = vim
 vim.b.undo_ftplugin = (vim.b.undo_ftplugin or '')
   .. '\n sil! exe "nunmap <buffer> gO"'
   .. '\n sil! exe "nunmap <buffer> ]]" | sil! exe "nunmap <buffer> [["'
-  .. '\n setlocal tags<'
+  .. '\n setlocal wrap< breakindent< linebreak< list< conceallevel< concealcursor< iskeyword< tags<'
diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/checkhealth.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/checkhealth.vim
deleted file mode 100644
index cc53d723c2..0000000000
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/checkhealth.vim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-" Vim filetype plugin
-" Language:     Nvim :checkhealth buffer
-
-if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
-  finish
-endif
-
-runtime! ftplugin/help.vim
-
-setlocal wrap breakindent linebreak nolist
-let &l:iskeyword='!-~,^*,^|,^",192-255'
-
-if exists("b:undo_ftplugin")
-  let b:undo_ftplugin .= "|setl wrap< bri< lbr< kp< isk< list<"
-else
-  let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl wrap< bri< lbr< kp< isk< list<"
-endif