diff --git a/count-updates b/count-updates
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index dacf546..0000000
--- a/count-updates
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-UPDATES=$(checkupdates | wc -l)
-echo "$UPDATES" > ~/.cache/update_count
diff --git a/space-usage-update b/space-usage-update
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index f32f55c..0000000
--- a/space-usage-update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-df -h | awk '{ if ($6 == "/") printf "/: " $4; if ($6 == "/home") printf "  home: " $4; if ($6 == "/media/music") printf "  music: " $4; }' > $HOME/.cache/free-space
diff --git a/status-update b/status-update
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index a8e866f..0000000
--- a/status-update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-for ifname in $(ls /sys/class/net/ | grep -v 'lo')
-do
-	if ! [ -f "/sys/class/net/$ifname/operstate" ]
-	then
-		>&2 echo "$ifname has no operstate"
-		continue
-	fi
-	IF_STATUS=$(cat /sys/class/net/$ifname/operstate)
-	IF_STATE_LIST+=("$ifname: $IF_STATUS")
-done
-
-DATE="$(date +"%F %H:%M" )"
-NETWORK="${IF_STATE_LIST[*]}"
-SPACE="$(cat $HOME/.cache/free-space)"
-vol_status="$(cat $HOME/.cache/audio-control/vol_status)"
-vol_level="$(cat $HOME/.cache/audio-control/vol_level)%"
-VOLUME="$vol_status $vol_level"
-UPDATES="Upd: $(cat $HOME/.cache/update_count)"
-xsetroot -name "$VOLUME | $NETWORK | $SPACE | $UPDATES | $DATE"