diff --git a/functions/@ b/functions/@
deleted file mode 100644
index 182f2e9..0000000
--- a/functions/@
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/zsh
-# for debugging: prefix any command with @ to print it before execution
-function @() {
-	echo "$*"; "$@"
-}
diff --git a/functions/bookmarks b/functions/bookmarks
deleted file mode 100755
index 6fe5dea..0000000
--- a/functions/bookmarks
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/zsh
-function bookmarks() {
-	typeset -A bookmarks
-	while read k v; do bookmarks[$k]="$v"; done < ~/.bookmarks
-	target=$(printf "%s\n" ${(k)bookmarks} | fzf)
-	cd ${~bookmarks[$target]}
-}
-
-function zle-bookmarks() {
-	bookmarks
-	zle reset-prompt
-}
-zle -N  zle-bookmarks
diff --git a/functions/imagepush b/functions/imagepush
deleted file mode 100644
index eaf0025..0000000
--- a/functions/imagepush
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-autoload -U zfinit && zfinit
-zmodload zsh/zftp
-
-imagepush() {
-    zfopen "crater2150.de" "ftp33701-crimages" \
-	    "$(gpg -d $HOME/.passwords/imagepush)"
-    zfcd /
-    zfput $* && echo "Transfer succesful"
-    zfclose
-}
diff --git a/functions/lesswrap b/functions/lesswrap
deleted file mode 100644
index 20e18ec..0000000
--- a/functions/lesswrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/zsh
-
-lesswrap() {
-	cmd="$1"
-	alias $cmd="autoless command ${*}"
-}
-
-autoless() {
-	out=$("$@")
-	((lim=$LINES-1))
-	numlines=$(echo $out | wc -l)
-	if (( $numlines > $lim )); then
-		echo $out | less
-	else
-		echo $out
-	fi
-
-}
diff --git a/functions/parent-user b/functions/parent-user
deleted file mode 100644
index 8973d97..0000000
--- a/functions/parent-user
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-function parent-user() {
-    pid=${1:-$$}
-    uid=${2:-$(piduser $pid)}
-    stat=($(</proc/${pid}/stat))
-    ppid=${stat[4]}; echo $ppid
-    puid=$(piduser $ppid )
-
-    if [[ ${puid} != $uid ]]; then
-        echo ${puid}
-    elif [[ $ppid != 1 ]]; then
-        parent-user ${ppid}
-    fi
-}
diff --git a/plugins/autoloader/autoloader.plugin.zsh b/plugins/autoloader/autoloader.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index 28eb1ce..0000000
--- a/plugins/autoloader/autoloader.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/zsh
-
-#################################################################################
-# ZSH zle widget and custom function autloader 
-#################################################################################
-#
-# Lets you load custom functions and zle widgets split into single files.
-#
-# zle widgets are stored in the "widgets" folder in your configuration directory
-# (set with $ZDOTDIR, see manpage). The widgets in /etc/zsh/widgets are also
-# considered.
-#
-# functions are stored in the "functions" folder analogous.
-#
-
-if [[ -z $ZWIDGETPATH ]]; then
-	ZWIDGETPATH=( ${ZDOTDIR:+$ZDOTDIR/widgets} )
-	[[ -d /etc/zsh/widgets ]] && ZWIDGETPATH+=/etc/zsh/widgets
-fi
-
-if [[ -z $ZFUNCTIONPATH ]]; then
-	ZFUNCTIONPATH=( ${ZDOTDIR:+$ZDOTDIR/functions} )
-	[[ -d /etc/zsh/functions ]] && ZFUNCTIONPATH+=/etc/zsh/functions
-fi
-
-fpath+=(${ZWIDGETPATH})
-fpath+=(${ZFUNCTIONPATH})
-
-for dir in $ZWIDGETPATH; do
-	if [ -d $dir ]; then
-		for i in $dir/*~*.zwc(N:t); do
-			autoload -Uz  $i
-			zle -N $i
-		done
-	fi
-done
-
-for dir in $ZFUNCTIONPATH; do
-	if [ -d $dir ]; then
-		for i in $dir/*~*.zwc(N:t); do
-			autoload -Uz $i
-		done
-	fi
-done
diff --git a/zplug.zsh b/zplug.zsh
index fed9c18..433c66c 100644
--- a/zplug.zsh
+++ b/zplug.zsh
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ zplug 'crater2150-zsh/fzf-widgets'
 zplug 'crater2150-zsh/conf'
 zplug 'crater2150-zsh/chroma-z', as:theme
 
-zplug $ZDOTDIR/plugins/autoloader, from:local
 zplug $ZDOTDIR/plugins/highlight-config, from:local, defer:3
 zplug $ZDOTDIR/plugins/bundled-compdefs, from:local