diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3e0e93..61b3c9a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ id_rsa
 id_rsa.pub
 id_rsa-cert.pub
 known_hosts
+fish_variables
diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/files/fish/fish_variables b/roles/dotfiles/files/fish/fish_variables
deleted file mode 100644
index ef481f5..0000000
--- a/roles/dotfiles/files/fish/fish_variables
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# This file contains fish universal variable definitions.
-# VERSION: 3.0
-SETUVAR __fish_init_2_3_0:\x1d
-SETUVAR __fish_initialized:3100
-SETUVAR _fish_abbr_upd:sudo\x20apt\x20update
-SETUVAR _fish_abbr_upg:sudo\x20apt\x20upgrade
-SETUVAR fish_color_autosuggestion:555
-SETUVAR fish_color_cancel:normal
-SETUVAR fish_color_command:ff5faf
-SETUVAR fish_color_comment:990000
-SETUVAR fish_color_cwd:008000
-SETUVAR fish_color_cwd_root:800000
-SETUVAR fish_color_end:ffaf00
-SETUVAR fish_color_error:ff0000
-SETUVAR fish_color_escape:00a6b2
-SETUVAR fish_color_history_current:normal
-SETUVAR fish_color_host:normal
-SETUVAR fish_color_host_remote:yellow
-SETUVAR fish_color_match:normal
-SETUVAR fish_color_normal:normal
-SETUVAR fish_color_operator:00a6b2
-SETUVAR fish_color_param:afd700
-SETUVAR fish_color_quote:d7ff5f
-SETUVAR fish_color_redirection:af00ff
-SETUVAR fish_color_search_match:ffff00
-SETUVAR fish_color_selection:c0c0c0
-SETUVAR fish_color_status:red
-SETUVAR fish_color_user:00ff00
-SETUVAR fish_color_valid_path:normal
-SETUVAR fish_greeting:Welcome\x20to\x20fish\x2c\x20the\x20friendly\x20interactive\x20shell
-SETUVAR fish_key_bindings:fish_default_key_bindings
-SETUVAR fish_pager_color_completion:normal
-SETUVAR fish_pager_color_description:B3A06D\x1eyellow
-SETUVAR fish_pager_color_prefix:white\x1e\x2d\x2dbold\x1e\x2d\x2dunderline
-SETUVAR fish_pager_color_progress:brwhite\x1e\x2d\x2dbackground\x3dcyan
diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/files/nitrogen/bg-saved.cfg b/roles/dotfiles/files/nitrogen/bg-saved.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index d50eb5d..0000000
--- a/roles/dotfiles/files/nitrogen/bg-saved.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[xin_-1]
-file=/home/rothe/pictures/wallpaper/malle.jpg
-mode=5
-bgcolor=#ff0000
diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/files/nitrogen/nitrogen.cfg b/roles/dotfiles/files/nitrogen/nitrogen.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 99d5a36..0000000
--- a/roles/dotfiles/files/nitrogen/nitrogen.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[geometry]
-posx=1280
-posy=0
-sizex=1278
-sizey=1418
-
-[nitrogen]
-view=icon
-recurse=true
-sort=alpha
-icon_caps=false
-dirs=/home/rothe/pictures/wallpaper;
diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
index a4ee927..064db98 100644
--- a/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       - i3
       - i3lock-fancy
       - keychain
-      - nitrogen
       - pass
       - polybar
       - python3-pylint-common
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
   loop:
     # dirs (without trailing '/' copies the whole dir)
     - '{{home}}/.config/fish'
-    - '{{home}}/.config/nitrogen'
     # files
     - '{{home}}/.tmux.conf'
     - '{{home}}/.vimrc'
@@ -89,7 +87,5 @@
       dest: '{{home}}/.ssh/config'
     - src: '{{files_dir}}/fish'
       dest: '{{home}}/.config/fish'
-    - src: '{{files_dir}}/nitrogen'
-      dest: '{{home}}/.config/nitrogen'
     - src: '{{files_dir}}/wallpaper'
       dest: '{{home}}/pictures/wallpaper'