diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 7e8e286..fd09b49 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ alias accon="HOST=$(hostname) conda activate"
 alias gotemp="cd $(mktemp -d)"
 alias cb="flatpak run app.getclipboard.Clipboard"
 
-### non standard aliases
-if [ -f ~/.zsh_aliases ]; then
-    source ~/.zsh_aliases
-fi
-
 ### Functions
 function largefiles () { exec 2>/dev/null; du -ah "$@" | grep -P "^\d+(G|T|P|E)\s" }
 function midfiles () { exec 2>/dev/null; du -ah "$@" | grep -P "^\d+(M|G|T|P|E)\s" }
@@ -215,3 +210,11 @@ unset __conda_setup
 # <<< conda initialize <<<
 # we don't want to see (base) constantly, so we do this:
 PS1=$(echo $PS1 | sed 's/(base) //') # remove base
+
+### load unversioned zsh code
+if [ -f ~/.zsh.local ]; then
+    source ~/.zsh.local
+else
+    touch ~/.zsh.local
+fi
+