diff --git a/.pairs b/.pairs
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index f9b826a51..000000000
--- a/.pairs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-pairs:
-  dg: Daniel Grippi; daniel
-  rs: Raphael Sofaer; raphael
-  iz: Ilya Zhitomirskiy; ilya
-  ms: Maxwell Salzberg; maxwell
-  dh: Dan Hansen; ohaibbq
-  sm: Sarah Mei; sarah
-  mjs: Michael Sofaer; michael
-  jd: Jeff Dickey; dickeytk
-  dc: Dennis Collinson
-  tf: Tim Frazer
-  kf: Kevin Fitzpatrick
-email:
-  prefix: pair
-  domain: joindiaspora.com
diff --git a/.powenv b/.powenv
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index fa534d482..000000000
--- a/.powenv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export NEW_HOTNESS=yessir
diff --git a/.powrc b/.powrc
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index 52c4a5737..000000000
--- a/.powrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-if [ -f "$rvm_path/scripts/rvm" ] && [ -f ".rvmrc" ]; then
-  source "$rvm_path/scripts/rvm"
-  source ".rvmrc"
-fi