diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index de275f8..6d64355 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ fi
 # coloured GCC warnings and errors
 export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
 
-# Microsoft bullshit
-export DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1
-export VCPKG_DISABLE_METRICS=1
-export VCPKG_ROOT="$XDG_DATA_HOME/vcpkg"
-export PATH="$PATH:$VCPKG_ROOT"
-
 # if executing interactively
 # execute .bashrc in the current login context
 case $- in