diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index df238a2..209e56b 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -1462,9 +1462,7 @@ install_user()
 	if [[ $MYSHELL != *zsh ]]; then
 		chrun "usermod -s $MYSHELL root" 2>$ERR
 		errshow 1 "usermod -s $MYSHELL root"
-		if [[ $MYSHELL == "/usr/bin/mksh" ]]; then
-			cp -fv $MNT/etc/skel/.mkshrc /root/.mkshrc
-		fi
+		[[ $MYSHELL == "/usr/bin/mksh" ]] && cp -fv $MNT/etc/skel/.mkshrc /root/.mkshrc
 	fi
 
 	local groups='audio,autologin,floppy,log,network,rfkill,scanner,storage,optical,power,wheel'
@@ -1482,28 +1480,6 @@ install_user()
 		cp -rfv $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.vim/colors $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/nvim/colors
 	fi
 
-	if [[ $MYSHELL == '/usr/bin/mksh' ]]; then
-		cat >> $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.mkshrc << EOF
-# colors in less (manpager)
-export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\e[01;31m'
-export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\e[01;31m'
-export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\e[0m'
-export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\e[0m'
-export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\e[01;44;33m'
-export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\e[0m'
-export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\e[01;32m'
-
-export EDITOR=$([[ $USER_PKGS == *neovim* ]] && printf "n")vim
-
-# source shell configs
-for f in "\$HOME/.mksh/"*?.sh; do
-	. "\$f"
-done
-
-al-info
-EOF
-	fi
-
 	[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *dwm* ]] && install_suckless
 	[[ $LOGIN_WM =~ (startkde|gnome-session) ]] && sed -i '/super/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile /root/.xprofile
 
@@ -1513,17 +1489,7 @@ EOF
 install_login()
 {
 	SERVICE="$MNT/etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d"
-
-	# remove welcome message
 	sed -i '/printf/d' $MNT/root/.zshrc
-
-	# remove unneeded shell files from installation
-	case $MYSHELL in
-		"/bin/bash") rm -rf $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.{zsh,mksh}* $MNT/root/.{zsh,mksh}* ;;
-		"/usr/bin/mksh") rm -rf $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.{zsh,bash}* $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.inputrc $MNT/root/.{zsh,bash}* $MNT/root/.inputrc ;;
-		"/usr/bin/zsh") rm -rf $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.{bash,mksh}* $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.inputrc $MNT/root/.{bash,mksh}* $MNT/root/.inputrc ;;
-	esac
-
 	install_${LOGIN_TYPE:-xinit}
 }
 
@@ -1539,7 +1505,7 @@ install_xinit()
 
 	if [[ $AUTOLOGIN ]]; then
 		sed -i "s/root/${NEWUSER}/g" $SERVICE/autologin.conf
-		cat > $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC << EOF
+		cat > $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC <<EOF
 # ~/$LOGINRC
 # sourced by ${MYSHELL##*/} when used as a login shell