diff --git a/dotfiles.yml b/dotfiles.yml
index 0fbe737..0fcd6e3 100644
--- a/dotfiles.yml
+++ b/dotfiles.yml
@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@ dotfiles:
     to: scripts
   - from: helix/config.toml
     to: .config/helix/config.toml
+dotfiles_remove: []
diff --git a/user.yml b/user.yml
index b0bea53..3ae4317 100644
--- a/user.yml
+++ b/user.yml
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@
     loop_control:
       label: "{{ item.to }}"
 
+  - name: remove dotfiles
+    file:
+      state: absent
+      path: "/home/{{ user.name }}/{{ item }}"
+    loop: "{{ dotfiles_remove }}"
+
   - name: create directories
     file:
       state: directory