diff --git a/hud.lua b/hud.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 67ec2a3..0000000
--- a/hud.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-
-
--- Copyright (C) 2021, 2024 Sandro del Toro
-
--- This file is part of Emeraldbank Minetest Mod.
-
--- Emeraldbank is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
--- it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
--- published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
--- License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
--- Emeraldbank is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
--- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
--- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
--- GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-
--- You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
--- along with Emeraldbank.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-
-local modname = core.get_current_modname()
-local S = core.get_translator(modname)
-
-local HUD_TIME = tonumber(core.settings:get("emeraldbank.hud_time")) or 3
-
---==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==
-
-local ad_huds = {}
-
-local function print_emeralds()
-	for _, player in ipairs(core.get_connected_players()) do
-		local nm = player:get_player_name()
-		local emeralds = emeraldbank.get_emeralds(nm)
-
-		-- Already have a HUD, get rid of it
-		if ad_huds[nm] and ad_huds[nm].header and ad_huds[nm].sub then
-			player:hud_remove(ad_huds[nm].header)
-			player:hud_remove(ad_huds[nm].sub)
-		end
-		
-		ad_huds[nm] = {}
-		
-		if not emeralds then
-			return
-		end
-		
-		-- build tables
-		local hud_table_header = {
-			hud_elem_type = "image",
-			position  = {x = 0.5, y = 0.5},
-			offset    = {x = -300, y = 450},
-			text      = "mcl_core_emerald.png",
-			alignment = {x = -1, y = 1},
-			scale     = { x = 3, y = 3},
-		}
-		
-		local hud_table_sub = table.copy(hud_table_header)
-		hud_table_sub.hud_elem_type = "text"
-		hud_table_sub.offset = {
-			x = hud_table_header.offset.x+30,
-			y = hud_table_header.offset.y+20
-		}
-		hud_table_sub.scale = {x=300, y=30}
-		hud_table_sub.text = "x "..emeralds
-		hud_table_sub.number = 0xFFFF00
-		
-		-- show tables
-		ad_huds[nm].header = player:hud_add(hud_table_header)
-		ad_huds[nm].sub = player:hud_add(hud_table_sub)
-	end
-end
-
-local ad_tick = 0.0
-core.register_globalstep(function(dt)
-	ad_tick = ad_tick + dt
-	if ad_tick >= HUD_TIME then
-		print_emeralds()
-		ad_tick = 0.0
-	end
-end)
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 1cb2167..037e143 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ dofile(modpath .. "/receive_fields.lua") -- file adapted from atm mod
 dofile(modpath .. "/receive_fields_wt.lua") -- file from atm mod
 dofile(modpath .. "/bank.lua")
 dofile(modpath .. "/commands.lua")
-dofile(modpath .. "/hud.lua")
 
 if income_enabled then
    dofile(modpath .. "/income.lua")
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index 28b973a..b7a86f7 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,3 @@ emeraldbank.income_count (number of emeralds) int 1
 
 # Length of time (in seconds) between checking if a player should get income
 emeraldbank.income_period (time between income) int 1800
-
-# Length of time (in seconds) between updating emeralds player HUD
-emeraldbank.hud_time (HUD update time) int 3