diff --git a/project/ui/confetti.png b/project/ui/confetti.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 70e2165..0000000
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diff --git a/project/ui/confetti.png.import b/project/ui/confetti.png.import
deleted file mode 100644
index 719d5c2..0000000
--- a/project/ui/confetti.png.import
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
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-type="CompressedTexture2D"
-uid="uid://ewcgcadv26sj"
-path="res://.godot/imported/confetti.png-fa9d6cba5753b42474602a1ffe35c6e2.ctex"
-metadata={
-"vram_texture": false
-}
-
-[deps]
-
-source_file="res://ui/confetti.png"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/confetti.png-fa9d6cba5753b42474602a1ffe35c6e2.ctex"]
-
-[params]
-
-compress/mode=0
-compress/high_quality=false
-compress/lossy_quality=0.7
-compress/hdr_compression=1
-compress/normal_map=0
-compress/channel_pack=0
-mipmaps/generate=false
-mipmaps/limit=-1
-roughness/mode=0
-roughness/src_normal=""
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-process/hdr_as_srgb=false
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diff --git a/project/ui/year_indicator.gd b/project/ui/year_indicator.gd
index a5cc6cf..a1f9d5f 100644
--- a/project/ui/year_indicator.gd
+++ b/project/ui/year_indicator.gd
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ var world: World:
 	Year.Name.JUNIOR: %Year3,
 	Year.Name.SENIOR: %Year4,
 }
-@onready var _particles: CPUParticles2D = %Particles
 
 
 func _year_progressed(years: int) -> void:
-	_particles.emitting = true
 	_update_display(years)
 
+
 func _update_display(new_year: Year.Name) -> void:
 	_year_circles[new_year].year_passed = true
 	_year_name.text = Year.as_string(new_year)
diff --git a/project/ui/year_indicator.tscn b/project/ui/year_indicator.tscn
index aa1aebd..51f8304 100644
--- a/project/ui/year_indicator.tscn
+++ b/project/ui/year_indicator.tscn
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=3 uid="uid://cn7vhi2yphyq2"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://cn7vhi2yphyq2"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://ui/year_indicator.gd" id="1_u77pd"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://c114f4p83ky61" path="res://ui/year_progress_circle.tscn" id="2_mloxu"]
-[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://ewcgcadv26sj" path="res://ui/confetti.png" id="3_obfaj"]
-
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-colors = PackedColorArray(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0)
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-[sub_resource type="Curve" id="Curve_jv6hi"]
-min_value = -1.0
-bake_resolution = 1
-_data = [Vector2(0, 1), 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0, Vector2(1, 1), 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0]
-point_count = 2
 
 [node name="YearIndicator" type="HBoxContainer"]
 anchors_preset = 15
@@ -63,31 +52,3 @@ size_flags_vertical = 4
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_horizontal = 3
 size_flags_stretch_ratio = 5.0
-
-[node name="Particles" type="CPUParticles2D" parent="."]
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-z_index = 10
-position = Vector2(380, 1)
-emitting = false
-amount = 48
-lifetime = 2.0
-one_shot = true
-explosiveness = 0.95
-randomness = 0.1
-lifetime_randomness = 0.1
-texture = ExtResource("3_obfaj")
-emission_shape = 3
-emission_rect_extents = Vector2(360, 1)
-direction = Vector2(0, 1)
-gravity = Vector2(0, 32)
-initial_velocity_min = 20.0
-initial_velocity_max = 240.0
-angular_velocity_min = -90.0
-angular_velocity_max = 90.0
-angle_max = 320.0
-scale_amount_min = 0.5
-scale_amount_max = 2.0
-color_ramp = SubResource("Gradient_sn0fg")
-hue_variation_min = -1.0
-hue_variation_max = 1.0
-hue_variation_curve = SubResource("Curve_jv6hi")