diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/ChooseActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/ChooseActivity.kt
index 439cb78..0f84628 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/ChooseActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/ChooseActivity.kt
@@ -66,15 +66,11 @@ class ChooseActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         }
     }
 
-    /*
-    }*/
-
     override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
         super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
         if (requestCode == REQUEST_UNINSTALL) {
             if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
                 Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.choose_removed_toast), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
-                updateAppList(packageManager)
                 finish()
             } else if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_FIRST_USER) {
                 Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.choose_not_removed_toast), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/MainActivity.kt
index d16cfa5..00bba0a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/MainActivity.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(),
     // timers
     private var clockTimer = Timer()
     private var tooltipTimer = Timer()
-    private var loadAppsTimer = Timer()
 
     private var settingsIconShown = false
 
@@ -125,18 +124,11 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(),
                     activity_main_date_view.text = d
             }
         }
-
-        val pm = packageManager
-
-        loadAppsTimer = fixedRateTimer("loadAppsTimer", true, 0L, 30000) {
-            AsyncTask.execute { updateAppList(pm) }
-        }
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {
         super.onPause()
         clockTimer.cancel()
-        loadAppsTimer.cancel()
     }
 
     private fun openSettings(){
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/choose/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/choose/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt
index 78ef583..a8b832b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/choose/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/choose/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.TextView
-import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.finnmglas.launcher.R
 import com.finnmglas.launcher.extern.*
@@ -36,8 +35,6 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(val activity: Activity, val action: String?, val forAp
                     val launchIntent: Intent = context.packageManager
                         .getLaunchIntentForPackage(appPackageName)!!
                     context.startActivity(launchIntent)
-                    Toast.makeText(v.context, appsList[pos].label.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
-                        .show()
                 }
                 "pick" -> {
                     val returnIntent = Intent()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/extern/Functions.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/extern/Functions.kt
index c2c967a..5bc9245 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/extern/Functions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/finnmglas/launcher/extern/Functions.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.content.DialogInterface
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
-import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo
 import android.graphics.*
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ var volumeDownApp = ""
 var calendarApp = ""
 var clockApp = ""
 
-var appsList : MutableList<ResolveInfo> = mutableListOf()
-
 var background : Bitmap? = null
 
 var dominantColor = 0
@@ -126,13 +123,6 @@ fun isInstalled(uri: String, context: Context): Boolean {
     return false
 }
 
-fun updateAppList(pm : PackageManager) {
-    val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN)
-        .addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER)
-    appsList = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0)
-    appsList.sortBy { it.activityInfo.loadLabel(pm).toString() }
-}
-
 private fun getIntent(packageName: String, context: Context): Intent? {
     val intent: Intent? = context.packageManager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName)
     intent?.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER)