diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 9e0feae..ec6636d 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     defer _ = gpa.deinit();
     const allocator = gpa.allocator();
 
-    const username = std.os.getenv("USER");
-
-    const path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "/home/{s}/.config/lister/data.json", .{username});
-
     const file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile("~/.config/lister/data.json", .{});
     defer file.close();