diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 5a997ec7..71d2c648 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
       -- See `:help telescope` and `:help telescope.setup()`
       require('telescope').setup {
         defaults = {
+          file_ignore_patterns = { '.git', 'node_modules', 'venv', '__pycache__' },
           layout_strategy = 'flex',
           layout_config = {
             flex = {
@@ -349,7 +350,12 @@ require('lazy').setup({
         --     i = { ['<c-enter>'] = 'to_fuzzy_refine' },
         --   },
         -- },
-        -- pickers = {}
+        pickers = {
+          find_files = {
+            hidden = true,
+          },
+        },
+
         extensions = {
           ['ui-select'] = {
             require('telescope.themes').get_dropdown(),
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/markdown-preview.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/markdown-preview.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index c792ce62..00000000
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/markdown-preview.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
--- install without yarn or npm
-return {
-  'iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim',
-  cmd = { 'MarkdownPreviewToggle', 'MarkdownPreview', 'MarkdownPreviewStop' },
-  ft = { 'markdown' },
-  build = function()
-    vim.fn['mkdp#util#install']()
-  end,
-}