diff --git a/.local/bin/buildconfig b/.local/bin/buildconfig
deleted file mode 100755
index 4827b19..0000000
--- a/.local/bin/buildconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
-
-BUILD_CONFIG=
-
-# try to find a valid build config path
-if [ -n "${1+x}" ] && [ -f "$1" ] && [[ "$(basename "$1")" == ".buildconfig" ]]; then BUILD_CONFIG="$1" # first check if a build config has been specified, and whether it's a valid path
-elif [ -n "${1+x}" ]; then echo "E: the specified path '$1' is not a valid path!"; exit 1
-
-elif [[ -f "$PWD/.buildconfig" ]]; then BUILD_CONFIG="$PWD/.buildconfig"    # then check if there is a build config in the current working directory
-elif [[ -f "$HOME/.buildconfig" ]]; then BUILD_CONFIG="$HOME/.buildconfig"  # then check if there is a build config in the home directory
-else $EDITOR .buildconfig
-#else echo "E: could not find a .buildconfig file and none was specified!"; exit 1
-fi
-
-source "$BUILD_CONFIG"
-[ -z "${cmd+x}" ] && { echo "E: cmd was not set! '$BUILD_CONFIG'"; exit 1; }
-[ -z "${arg+x}" ] && { echo "E: arg was not set! '$BUILD_CONFIG'"; exit 1; }
-
-# export the environment variables if they've been set
-if [[ -n ${env+x} ]]; then
-    for var in "${!env[@]}"; do
-        export "$var=${env[$var]}"
-    done
-fi
-
-# execute the command with the arguments
-# don't mind if the user made arguments separate out, that would likely be the user's intention
-$cmd "$arg"
-exit $?
diff --git a/.local/bin/emcc b/.local/bin/emcc
deleted file mode 100755
index bdfe233..0000000
--- a/.local/bin/emcc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/sh
-"$HOME/.local/share/emsdk/upstream/emscripten/emcc" "$@"
diff --git a/.local/bin/prime-run b/.local/bin/prime-run
deleted file mode 100755
index 0802319..0000000
--- a/.local/bin/prime-run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/sh
-__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus=NVIDIA_only __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia "$@"
diff --git a/.local/bin/prime-run-conf b/.local/bin/prime-run-conf
deleted file mode 100755
index a785efe..0000000
--- a/.local/bin/prime-run-conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/python
-
-import os
-from sys import stderr
-
-def error(msg: str):
-    print(f"\033[91m{msg}\033[0m", file=stderr)
-
-def validate_path(path: str, outdir: str, outpath: str) -> bool:
-    if (os.path.isdir(outdir) == False):
-        error(f"'{outdir}' does not exist! can't write .desktop file!")
-        return False
-
-    if (os.path.exists(outpath)):
-        error(f"'{outpath}' already exists!")
-        return False
-
-    if (os.path.isfile(path) == False):
-        error(f"file does not exist: '{path}'")
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
-def create_desktop_file(path: str) -> int:
-    outdir = os.environ['HOME'] + "/.local/share/applications"
-    outpath = outdir + "/" + os.path.basename(path)
-
-    if (validate_path(path, outdir, outpath) == False):
-        return 1
-
-    f_in = open(path, "r")
-    f_out = open(outpath, "w")
-
-    while (True):
-        ln = f_in.readline();
-
-        if (len(ln) == 0):
-            break
-
-        if (ln.startswith("Exec=")):
-            lns = ln.split('=', 1)
-            ln = f"{lns[0]}=prime-run {lns[1]}"
-
-        f_out.write(ln)
-
-    f_in.close()
-    f_out.close()
-    return 0
-
-def main(argc: int, argv: list[str]) -> int:
-
-    if (argc <= 1):
-        error("incorrect amount of arguments! expected: 'desktop file path'")
-        return 1
-
-    err = 0
-    i = 1
-    while (i < argc):
-        err |= create_desktop_file(argv[i])
-        i += 1
-
-    return err
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
-    exit(main(len(sys.argv), sys.argv));