diff --git a/client/nebula/src/utils/preloadImage.tsx b/client/nebula/src/utils/preloadImage.tsx
index 1f55c59..16ab142 100644
--- a/client/nebula/src/utils/preloadImage.tsx
+++ b/client/nebula/src/utils/preloadImage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import Loading from "../components/loading";
 
 interface PreloadedImageProps {
   src: string;
diff --git a/client/nebula/src/views/profile.tsx b/client/nebula/src/views/profile.tsx
index f71d6b2..d2c7b17 100644
--- a/client/nebula/src/views/profile.tsx
+++ b/client/nebula/src/views/profile.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ interface FormData {
 }
 
 const Profile = () => {
-  const { user, defaultPfp, updateUser, isAnonymous } = useAuth();
+  const { user, defaultPfp, updateUser } = useAuth();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   //view state
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index faa816a..0000000
--- a/shell.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
-
-pkgs.mkShell {
-  buildInputs = [
-    pkgs.nodejs
-    pkgs.dockerTools
-    pkgs.docker
-    ];
-
-  shellHook = ''
-    echo "Welcome to nebula-local env"
-
-    # --- Client setup ---
-    # Check if the client dependencies are installed
-    if [ ! -d "client/nebula/node_modules" ]; then
-      echo "Installing client dependencies..."
-      cd client/nebula && npm install  # Or use yarn if you prefer
-    fi
-
-    # --- Server setup ---
-    # Check if the .uploads folder exists, create it if not
-    if [ ! -d "server/.uploads" ]; then
-      echo "Creating .uploads folder in the server directory..."
-      mkdir -p server/.uploads
-    fi
-
-    # Check if the .env file exists in the server directory, create it if not
-    if [ ! -f "server/.env" ]; then
-      echo "Creating .env file for NestJS backend..."
-      cat <<EOF > server/.env
-# Sample environment variables for NestJS backend
-DB_HOST="localhost"
-DB_PORT="5432"
-DB_USERNAME="default_username"
-DB_NAME="default_name"
-DB_PASSWORD="default_password"
-SECRET="default_secret"
-SECRET_REFRESH="default_refresh"
-EOF
-
-fi
-
-    # --- Docker setup ---
-    # Check if Docker is running, if not, try to start it
-    if ! docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-      echo "Docker is not running, attempting to start Docker..."
-      sudo systemctl start docker
-    fi
-
-    # Start the Docker container for Postgres (via docker-compose)
-    if [ ! "$(docker ps -q -f name=nestjs-postgres)" ]; then
-      echo "Starting Docker container for Postgres..."
-      cd server && docker-compose --env-file server/.env -f docker-compose.yml up -d
-    else
-      echo "Postgres Docker container is already running."
-    fi
-
-    # --- Server setup ---
-    # Install server dependencies if necessary
-    if [ ! -d "server/node_modules" ]; then
-      echo "Installing server dependencies..."
-      cd server && npm install
-    fi
-
-    echo "Environment setup is complete. You can now run the backend and frontend servers."
-  '';
-}