diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index 811f745..f32a1ff 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ require('packer').startup(function()
   }
 
   -- Statusbar, colors and syntax
-  use { 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter' }
   use { 'vim-airline/vim-airline' }
   use { 'vim-airline/vim-airline-themes' }
 
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ require('packer').startup(function()
 
   -- Misc
   use { 'jbyuki/venn.nvim' } -- ascii diagrams
-  use { 'nathom/filetype.nvim' }
 
 end)
 
@@ -76,6 +74,5 @@ require('plugins.cmp')
 require('plugins.gitsigns')
 require('plugins.neogit')
 require('plugins.oil')
-require('plugins.treesitter')
 require('plugins.telescope')
 require('plugins.venn')
diff --git a/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua b/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 4eb2d0f..0000000
--- a/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup {
-  ensure_installed = { "lua", "rust", "elm", "python", "yaml", "toml" },
-  auto_install = true,
-  highlight = {
-    enable = true,
-    additional_vim_regex_highlighting=true,
-  },
-  ident = {
-      enable = true,
-  },
-  rainbow = {
-    enable = true,
-    extended_mode = false,
-    max_file_lines = nil,
-  }
-}
-
-vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "@variable", { })
-vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "@parameter", { })
-vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "@field", { })