diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/alpha.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/alpha.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index b91c233..0000000
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/alpha.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-local present, alpha = pcall(require, "alpha")
-
-if not present then
-  return
-end
-
-require("base46").load_highlight "alpha"
-
-local function button(sc, txt, keybind)
-  local sc_ = sc:gsub("%s", ""):gsub("SPC", "<leader>")
-
-  local opts = {
-    position = "center",
-    text = txt,
-    shortcut = sc,
-    cursor = 5,
-    width = 36,
-    align_shortcut = "right",
-    hl = "AlphaButtons",
-  }
-
-  if keybind then
-    opts.keymap = { "n", sc_, keybind, { noremap = true, silent = true } }
-  end
-
-  return {
-    type = "button",
-    val = txt,
-    on_press = function()
-      local key = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(sc_, true, false, true) or ""
-      vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(key, "normal", false)
-    end,
-    opts = opts,
-  }
-end
-
--- dynamic header padding
-local fn = vim.fn
-local marginTopPercent = 0.3
-local headerPadding = fn.max { 2, fn.floor(fn.winheight(0) * marginTopPercent) }
-
-local options = {
-
-  header = {
-    type = "text",
-    val = {
-      "   ⣴⣶⣤⡤⠦⣤⣀⣤⠆     ⣈⣭⣿⣶⣿⣦⣼⣆          ",
-      "    ⠉⠻⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣶⣦⠤⠄⡠⢾⣿⣿⡿⠋⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⡛⣦       ",
-      "          ⠈⢿⣿⣟⠦ ⣾⣿⣿⣷    ⠻⠿⢿⣿⣧⣄     ",
-      "           ⣸⣿⣿⢧ ⢻⠻⣿⣿⣷⣄⣀⠄⠢⣀⡀⠈⠙⠿⠄    ",
-      "          ⢠⣿⣿⣿⠈    ⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣳⣤⣀⣀   ",
-      "   ⢠⣧⣶⣥⡤⢄ ⣸⣿⣿⠘  ⢀⣴⣿⣿⡿⠛⣿⣿⣧⠈⢿⠿⠟⠛⠻⠿⠄  ",
-      "  ⣰⣿⣿⠛⠻⣿⣿⡦⢹⣿⣷   ⢊⣿⣿⡏  ⢸⣿⣿⡇ ⢀⣠⣄⣾⠄   ",
-      " ⣠⣿⠿⠛ ⢀⣿⣿⣷⠘⢿⣿⣦⡀ ⢸⢿⣿⣿⣄ ⣸⣿⣿⡇⣪⣿⡿⠿⣿⣷⡄  ",
-      " ⠙⠃   ⣼⣿⡟  ⠈⠻⣿⣿⣦⣌⡇⠻⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇ ⠛⠻⢷⣄ ",
-      "      ⢻⣿⣿⣄   ⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟ ⠫⢿⣿⡆     ",
-      "       ⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢀⣀⣤⣾⡿⠃     ",
-    },
-    opts = {
-      position = "center",
-      hl = "AlphaHeader",
-    },
-  },
-
-  buttons = {
-    type = "group",
-    val = {
-      button("SPC f f", "  Find File  ", ":Telescope find_files<CR>"),
-      button("SPC f o", "  Recent File  ", ":Telescope oldfiles<CR>"),
-      button("SPC f w", "  Find Word  ", ":Telescope live_grep<CR>"),
-      button("SPC b m", "  Bookmarks  ", ":Telescope marks<CR>"),
-      button("SPC t h", "  Themes  ", ":Telescope themes<CR>"),
-      button("SPC e s", "  Settings", ":e $MYVIMRC | :cd %:p:h <CR>"),
-    },
-    opts = {
-      spacing = 1,
-    },
-  },
-
-  headerPaddingTop = { type = "padding", val = headerPadding },
-  headerPaddingBottom = { type = "padding", val = 2 },
-}
-
-options = require("core.utils").load_override(options, "goolord/alpha-nvim")
-
-alpha.setup {
-  layout = {
-    options.headerPaddingTop,
-    options.header,
-    options.headerPaddingBottom,
-    options.buttons,
-  },
-  opts = {},
-}
-
--- Disable statusline in dashboard
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
-  pattern = "alpha",
-  callback = function()
-    -- store current statusline value and use that
-    local old_laststatus = vim.opt.laststatus
-    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufUnload", {
-      buffer = 0,
-      callback = function()
-        vim.opt.laststatus = old_laststatus
-      end,
-    })
-    vim.opt.laststatus = 0
-  end,
-})
diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua
index 0f1733e..c4f4fba 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ local options = {
   disable_netrw = true,
   hijack_netrw = true,
   open_on_setup = false,
-  ignore_ft_on_setup = { "alpha" },
   hijack_cursor = true,
   hijack_unnamed_buffer_when_opening = false,
   update_cwd = true,
diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/others.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/others.lua
index 2b50e0c..9c3786a 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/others.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/others.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ M.blankline = function()
     filetype_exclude = {
       "help",
       "terminal",
-      "alpha",
       "packer",
       "lspinfo",
       "TelescopePrompt",
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index 778efd5..24d6ff7 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -150,14 +150,6 @@ local plugins = {
     end,
   },
 
-  ["goolord/alpha-nvim"] = {
-    after = "base46",
-    disable = true,
-    config = function()
-      require "plugins.configs.alpha"
-    end,
-  },
-
   ["numToStr/Comment.nvim"] = {
     module = "Comment",
     keys = { "gc", "gb" },
@@ -171,7 +163,6 @@ local plugins = {
 
   -- file managing , picker etc
   ["kyazdani42/nvim-tree.lua"] = {
-    ft = "alpha",
     cmd = { "NvimTreeToggle", "NvimTreeFocus" },
     config = function()
       require "plugins.configs.nvimtree"