diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4c0c24..8d38e4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@
 
 `snd`: secondary layer: tools that don't fit into core. their dotfiles are here
 
-- the `gitui` command is not in current use, so it's justfile has an empty default
diff --git a/snd/gitui/justfile b/snd/gitui/justfile
deleted file mode 100644
index dea2e83..0000000
--- a/snd/gitui/justfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-ln_file := 'ln -svf'
-
-# gitui_remap_fr_to := $(PWD)/gitui/key_bindings.ron $(HOME)/.config/gitui/key_bindings.ron 
-# gitui_theme_fr_to := $(PWD)/gitui/theme.ron $(HOME)/.config/gitui/theme.ron 
-gitui_config_dir := env_var('HOME') / '.config' / 'gitui'
-gitui_main_dir := justfile_directory()
-
-gitui_remap := 'key_bindings.ron'
-gitui_theme := 'theme.ron'
-
-gitui_remap_to := gitui_config_dir / gitui_remap
-gitui_remap_fr := gitui_main_dir / gitui_remap
-gitui_theme_to := gitui_config_dir / gitui_theme
-gitui_theme_fr := gitui_main_dir / gitui_theme
-
-inactive-alert:
-    @echo "=========================================="
-    @echo "ALERT: gitui is not currently being used"
-    @echo "=========================================="
-
-default: link-gitui-main
-
-# symlink main gitui configuration
-link-gitui-main:
-    {{ln_file}} {{gitui_remap_fr}} {{gitui_remap_to}}
-    {{ln_file}} {{gitui_theme_fr}} {{gitui_theme_to}}
diff --git a/snd/gitui/key_bindings.ron b/snd/gitui/key_bindings.ron
deleted file mode 100644
index b0943e9..0000000
--- a/snd/gitui/key_bindings.ron
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-(
-    move_left: Some(( code: Char('h'), modifiers: ( bits: 0,),)),
-    move_right: Some(( code: Char('l'), modifiers: ( bits: 0,),)),
-    move_up: Some(( code: Char('k'), modifiers: ( bits: 0,),)),
-    move_down: Some(( code: Char('j'), modifiers: ( bits: 0,),)),
-
-    // stash_open: Some(( code: Char('l'), modifiers: ( bits: 0,),)),
-
-    open_help: Some(( code: Char('?'), modifiers: ( bits: 0,),)),
-)
diff --git a/snd/gitui/theme.ron b/snd/gitui/theme.ron
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ddbe90..0000000
--- a/snd/gitui/theme.ron
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-(
-  // selected_tab: Some(Reset),
-  command_fg: Some(LightGreen),
-  selection_bg: Some(Yellow),
-  // selection_fg: Some(White),
-  cmdbar_bg: Some(Black),
-  cmdbar_extra_lines_bg: Some(Black),
-  disabled_fg: Some(Blue),
-  // diff_line_add: Some(Green),
-  // diff_line_delete: Some(Red),
-  // diff_file_added: Some(LightGreen),
-  // diff_file_removed: Some(LightRed),
-  // diff_file_moved: Some(LightMagenta),
-  // diff_file_modified: Some(Yellow),
-  // commit_hash: Some(Magenta),
-  // commit_time: Some(LightCyan),
-  // commit_author: Some(Green),
-  // danger_fg: Some(Red),
-  // push_gauge_bg: Some(Blue),
-  // push_gauge_fg: Some(Reset),
-  // tag_fg: Some(LightMagenta),
-  // branch_fg: Some(LightYellow),
-)