diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index f4b54f7..ea038b2 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ Todo
 ====
 
 - slstatus icon (in that cool dwm icon style)
-- include status_reset in the makefile
diff --git a/loop.sh b/loop.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index be231cf..0000000
--- a/loop.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-while true
-do
-	slstatus
-	status_reset
-done
diff --git a/status_reset.c b/status_reset.c
deleted file mode 100644
index eebaac6..0000000
--- a/status_reset.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
-
-int
-main(void)
-{
-	Display *dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
-	XStoreName(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy), NULL);
-	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
-	return (0);
-}