diff --git a/dot_config/environment b/dot_config/environment
index 6b36314..fda8015 100644
--- a/dot_config/environment
+++ b/dot_config/environment
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export NODE_REPL_HISTORY="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/node_repl_history
 export NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/npm/npmrc
 export PASSWORD_STORE_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/pass
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH:$XDG_DATA_HOME/xxtools:$XDG_DATA_HOME/flutter/bin"
-export PYTHONSTARTUP="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/python/pythonrc
 export PYTHON_HISTORY="$XDG_STATE_HOME"/python_history
 export RUSTUP_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/rustup
 export SQLITE_HISTORY="$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/sqlite_history
diff --git a/dot_config/python/pythonrc b/dot_config/python/pythonrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 486f2d6..0000000
--- a/dot_config/python/pythonrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# This entire thing is unnecessary post v3.13.0a3
-# https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/73965
-
-
-def is_vanilla() -> bool:
-    """:return: whether running "vanilla" Python"""
-    import sys
-
-    return not hasattr(__builtins__, "__IPYTHON__") and "bpython" not in sys.argv[0]
-
-
-def setup_history():
-    """read and write history from state file"""
-    import os
-    import atexit
-    import readline
-    from pathlib import Path
-
-    # https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables
-    if state_home := os.environ.get("XDG_STATE_HOME"):
-        state_home = Path(state_home)
-    else:
-        state_home = Path.home() / ".local" / "state"
-        if not state_home.is_dir():
-            print("Error: XDG_SATE_HOME does not exist at", state_home)
-
-            history: Path = state_home / "python_history"
-
-            # https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/105694
-            if not history.is_file():
-                with open(history, "w") as f:
-                    f.write(
-                        "_HiStOrY_V2_"
-                        + "\
-\
-                "
-                    )  # breaks on macos + python3 without this.
-
-    readline.read_history_file(history)
-    atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, history)
-
-
-if is_vanilla():
-    setup_history()