diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 180c1a6..0abd8f7 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,5 @@
       "gabe@gv-workstation" = import ./hosts/home-workstation.nix {inherit inputs outputs;};
       "gabe@gv-ubuntu" = import ./hosts/home-workstation.nix {inherit inputs outputs;};
     };
-
-    templates=import ./templates {inherit inputs outputs;};
   };
 }
diff --git a/roles/home-manager/3dprinting.nix b/roles/home-manager/3dprinting.nix
index 20be2ff..e360520 100644
--- a/roles/home-manager/3dprinting.nix
+++ b/roles/home-manager/3dprinting.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   lib,
   ...
 }: {
-  # when it gets packaged, will want cadquery and build123d
+# when it gets packaged, will want cadquery and build123d
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     prusa-slicer
     freecad
diff --git a/roles/nixos/gaming.nix b/roles/nixos/gaming.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e42ddde..0000000
--- a/roles/nixos/gaming.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  pkgs,
-  lib,
-  ...
-}: {
-  programs.steam = {
-    enable = true;
-    extraCompatPackages = with pkgs;[
-      proton-ge-bin
-    ];
-    gamescopeSession.enable=true;
-  };
-  programs.gamemode.enable=true;
-
-  hardware.steam-hardware.enable = true;
-}
diff --git a/templates/default.nix b/templates/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 312379a..0000000
--- a/templates/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{
-  inputs,
-  outputs,
-  ...
-}: {
-  default={
-    path=./default;
-    description="a basic blank devshell flake";
-  };
-  hugo = {
-    path = ./hugo;
-    description = "a flake for getting a hugo website up and running";
-  };
-  latex = {
-    path = ./latex;
-    description = "A flake containing a basic latex environment";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/templates/default/.envrc b/templates/default/.envrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3550a30..0000000
--- a/templates/default/.envrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-use flake
diff --git a/templates/default/.gitignore b/templates/default/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 92b2793..0000000
--- a/templates/default/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.direnv
diff --git a/templates/default/flake.nix b/templates/default/flake.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 848288d..0000000
--- a/templates/default/flake.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  description = "A very basic flake";
-
-  inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
-  };
-
-  outputs = {
-    self,
-    nixpkgs,
-    flake-utils,
-  }:
-    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: let
-      pkgs = import nixpkgs {inherit system;};
-    in
-      with pkgs; {
-        devShells.default = mkShell {
-          buildInputs = [
-            just
-          ];
-        };
-      });
-}
diff --git a/templates/default/justfile b/templates/default/justfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e0d4a8..0000000
--- a/templates/default/justfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-default:
-    just --list
diff --git a/templates/hugo/.envrc b/templates/hugo/.envrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3550a30..0000000
--- a/templates/hugo/.envrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-use flake
diff --git a/templates/hugo/.gitignore b/templates/hugo/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6df0c54..0000000
--- a/templates/hugo/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Generated files by hugo
-/public/
-/resources/_gen/
-/assets/jsconfig.json
-hugo_stats.json
-
-# Executable may be added to repository
-hugo.exe
-hugo.darwin
-hugo.linux
-
-# Temporary lock file while building
-/.hugo_build.lock
-
-# for direnv
-.direnv
diff --git a/templates/hugo/flake.nix b/templates/hugo/flake.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eb8c7f..0000000
--- a/templates/hugo/flake.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
-  description = "hugo development environment";
-
-  inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
-  };
-
-  outputs = {
-    self,
-    nixpkgs,
-    flake-utils,
-  }:
-    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: let
-      pkgs = import nixpkgs {inherit system;};
-    in
-      with pkgs; {
-        devShells.default = mkShell {
-          buildInputs = [
-            hugo
-            just
-            rsync
-          ];
-        };
-      });
-}
diff --git a/templates/hugo/hugo.toml b/templates/hugo/hugo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc3dda4..0000000
--- a/templates/hugo/hugo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-baseURL = "https://example.com"
-title = "Title"
-enableRobotsTXT = true
-
-[markup.goldmark.extensions]
-definitionList = true
-footnote = true
-strikethrough = true
-table = true
-taskList = true
-[markup.goldmark.extensions.extras.insert]
-enable = true
-[markup.goldmark.extensions.extras.mark]
-enable = true
-[markup.goldmark.extensions.extras.subscript]
-enable = true
-[markup.goldmark.extensions.extras.superscript]
-enable = true
-
-[security]
-enableInlineShortcodes = true
diff --git a/templates/hugo/justfile b/templates/hugo/justfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 023c17e..0000000
--- a/templates/hugo/justfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-preview:
-    hugo serve --buildDrafts --buildExpired --buildFuture --navigateToChanged
-
-USER:='root'
-HOST:='1.1.1.1'
-DIR:='/srv/folder'
-
-deploy:
-    hugo --minify
-    rsync -rvz --delete public/ {{USER}}@{{HOST}}:{{DIR}} # this will delete everything on the server that's not in the local public folder
diff --git a/templates/latex/.envrc b/templates/latex/.envrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3550a30..0000000
--- a/templates/latex/.envrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-use flake
diff --git a/templates/latex/.gitignore b/templates/latex/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 14491df..0000000
--- a/templates/latex/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,279 +0,0 @@
-# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/latex
-# Edit at https://www.gitignore.io/?templates=latex
-
-# direnv
-.direnv
-
-*.pdf
-
-### LaTeX ###
-## Core latex/pdflatex auxiliary files:
-*.aux
-*.lof
-*.log
-*.lot
-*.fls
-*.out
-*.toc
-*.fmt
-*.fot
-*.cb
-*.cb2
-.*.lb
-.*tmp
-
-## Intermediate documents:
-*.dvi
-*.xdv
-*-converted-to.*
-# these rules might exclude image files for figures etc.
-# *.ps
-# *.eps
-# *.pdf
-
-## Generated if empty string is given at "Please type another file name for output:"
-.pdf
-
-## Bibliography auxiliary files (bibtex/biblatex/biber):
-*.bbl
-*.bcf
-*.blg
-*-blx.aux
-*-blx.bib
-*.run.xml
-
-## Build tool auxiliary files:
-*.fdb_latexmk
-*.synctex
-*.synctex(busy)
-*.synctex.gz
-*.synctex.gz(busy)
-*.pdfsync
-
-## Build tool directories for auxiliary files
-# latexrun
-latex.out/
-
-## Auxiliary and intermediate files from other packages:
-# algorithms
-*.alg
-*.loa
-
-# achemso
-acs-*.bib
-
-# amsthm
-*.thm
-
-# beamer
-*.nav
-*.pre
-*.snm
-*.vrb
-
-# changes
-*.soc
-
-# comment
-*.cut
-
-# cprotect
-*.cpt
-
-# elsarticle (documentclass of Elsevier journals)
-*.spl
-
-# endnotes
-*.ent
-
-# fixme
-*.lox
-
-# feynmf/feynmp
-*.mf
-*.mp
-*.t[1-9]
-*.t[1-9][0-9]
-*.tfm
-
-#(r)(e)ledmac/(r)(e)ledpar
-*.end
-*.?end
-*.[1-9]
-*.[1-9][0-9]
-*.[1-9][0-9][0-9]
-*.[1-9]R
-*.[1-9][0-9]R
-*.[1-9][0-9][0-9]R
-*.eledsec[1-9]
-*.eledsec[1-9]R
-*.eledsec[1-9][0-9]
-*.eledsec[1-9][0-9]R
-*.eledsec[1-9][0-9][0-9]
-*.eledsec[1-9][0-9][0-9]R
-
-# glossaries
-*.acn
-*.acr
-*.glg
-*.glo
-*.gls
-*.glsdefs
-
-# gnuplottex
-*-gnuplottex-*
-
-# gregoriotex
-*.gaux
-*.gtex
-
-# htlatex
-*.4ct
-*.4tc
-*.idv
-*.lg
-*.trc
-*.xref
-
-# hyperref
-*.brf
-
-# knitr
-*-concordance.tex
-# TODO Comment the next line if you want to keep your tikz graphics files
-*.tikz
-*-tikzDictionary
-
-# listings
-*.lol
-
-# luatexja-ruby
-*.ltjruby
-
-# makeidx
-*.idx
-*.ilg
-*.ind
-*.ist
-
-# minitoc
-*.maf
-*.mlf
-*.mlt
-*.mtc[0-9]*
-*.slf[0-9]*
-*.slt[0-9]*
-*.stc[0-9]*
-
-# minted
-_minted*
-*.pyg
-
-# morewrites
-*.mw
-
-# nomencl
-*.nlg
-*.nlo
-*.nls
-
-# pax
-*.pax
-
-# pdfpcnotes
-*.pdfpc
-
-# sagetex
-*.sagetex.sage
-*.sagetex.py
-*.sagetex.scmd
-
-# scrwfile
-*.wrt
-
-# sympy
-*.sout
-*.sympy
-sympy-plots-for-*.tex/
-
-# pdfcomment
-*.upa
-*.upb
-
-# pythontex
-*.pytxcode
-pythontex-files-*/
-
-# tcolorbox
-*.listing
-
-# thmtools
-*.loe
-
-# TikZ & PGF
-*.dpth
-*.md5
-*.auxlock
-
-# todonotes
-*.tdo
-
-# vhistory
-*.hst
-*.ver
-
-# easy-todo
-*.lod
-
-# xcolor
-*.xcp
-
-# xmpincl
-*.xmpi
-
-# xindy
-*.xdy
-
-# xypic precompiled matrices
-*.xyc
-
-# endfloat
-*.ttt
-*.fff
-
-# Latexian
-TSWLatexianTemp*
-
-## Editors:
-# WinEdt
-*.bak
-*.sav
-
-# Texpad
-.texpadtmp
-
-# LyX
-*.lyx~
-
-# Kile
-*.backup
-
-# KBibTeX
-*~[0-9]*
-
-# auto folder when using emacs and auctex
-./auto/*
-*.el
-
-# expex forward references with \gathertags
-*-tags.tex
-
-# standalone packages
-*.sta
-
-### LaTeX Patch ###
-# glossaries
-*.glstex
-
-# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/latex
-._sync_*
diff --git a/templates/latex/.latexmkrc b/templates/latex/.latexmkrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6819271..0000000
--- a/templates/latex/.latexmkrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-$pdf_previewer = 'zathura';
-# @default_files=('main.tex');
diff --git a/templates/latex/flake.nix b/templates/latex/flake.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 3029b62..0000000
--- a/templates/latex/flake.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{
-  description = "A very basic flake";
-
-  inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
-  };
-
-  outputs = {
-    self,
-    nixpkgs,
-    flake-utils,
-  }:
-    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: let
-      pkgs = import nixpkgs {inherit system;};
-    in
-      with pkgs; {
-        devShells.default = mkShell {
-          buildInputs = [
-            texliveFull
-            just
-          ];
-        };
-      });
-}
diff --git a/templates/latex/justfile b/templates/latex/justfile
deleted file mode 100644
index e16895a..0000000
--- a/templates/latex/justfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-preview:
-    latexmk -pdf -pvc
-
-clean:
-    latexmk -c
diff --git a/templates/latex/main.tex b/templates/latex/main.tex
deleted file mode 100644
index e112422..0000000
--- a/templates/latex/main.tex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-\documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]{article}
-\usepackage[margin=2cm]{geometry}
-\usepackage{tasks}
-\usepackage{xcolor}
-\usepackage{hyperref}
-\usepackage{tabularx}
-\usepackage{array}
-% adds newline after paragraph, removes indent
-\usepackage[skip=10pt plus1pt]{parskip}
-\definecolor{linkcolor}{rgb}{0,0.2,0.6}
-\hypersetup{colorlinks,breaklinks,urlcolor=linkcolor}
-
-\begin{document}
-\end{document}