diff --git a/mandelbrot-visualizer.c b/mandelbrot-visualizer.c
index e5be50c..18a854a 100644
--- a/mandelbrot-visualizer.c
+++ b/mandelbrot-visualizer.c
@@ -306,33 +306,12 @@ GtkDrawingArea *da;
 static void app_activate(GApplication *app)
 {
 	GtkWidget *win;
-	GtkWidget *btn1;
-	GtkWidget *btn2;
 	GtkWidget *bigBox;
-	GtkWidget *vertBox;
 
 	win = gtk_application_window_new(GTK_APPLICATION(app));
 	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(win), "Mandelbrot visualiser");
 	gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(win), 800, 600);
 
-	btn1 = gtk_button_new_with_label("A");
-	gtk_widget_set_size_request(GTK_WIDGET(btn1), 20, 20);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(GTK_WIDGET(btn1), 5);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_top(GTK_WIDGET(btn1), 5);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_start(GTK_WIDGET(btn1), 5);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_end(GTK_WIDGET(btn1), 5);
-	btn2 = gtk_button_new_with_label("B");
-	gtk_widget_set_size_request(GTK_WIDGET(btn2), 20, 20);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(GTK_WIDGET(btn2), 5);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_top(GTK_WIDGET(btn2), 5);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_start(GTK_WIDGET(btn2), 5);
-	gtk_widget_set_margin_end(GTK_WIDGET(btn2), 5);
-
-	vertBox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 5);
-	gtk_widget_set_valign(GTK_WIDGET(vertBox), GTK_ALIGN_START);
-	gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(vertBox), btn1);
-	gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(vertBox), btn2);
-
 	bigBox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0);
 
 	// global to enable other functions to call for a redraw
@@ -348,7 +327,6 @@ static void app_activate(GApplication *app)
 	// TODO: implement later drag = gtk_gesture_drag_new();
 
 	gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(bigBox), GTK_WIDGET(da));
-	gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(bigBox), vertBox);
 	gtk_window_set_child(GTK_WINDOW(win), bigBox);
 
 	gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(win));