diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 881b3c2..31d0bbc 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ subdir('desktop')
 subdir('images')
 subdir('extra/templates')
 subdir('extra/examples')
-subdir('themes')
diff --git a/data/themes/meson.build b/data/themes/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index fedc214..0000000
--- a/data/themes/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-edje_cc = find_program('edje_cc')
-
-cmd = [ edje_cc,
-        '-id', join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'data' , 'themes'),
-        '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'
-      ]
-
-theme_names = ['white', 'solarized', 'solarized_dark']
-
-foreach theme_name : theme_names
-  custom_target('theme ' + theme_name,
-     input : theme_name + '.edc',
-     output : theme_name + '.edj',
-     command: cmd,
-     install_dir: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), 'edi', 'themes'),
-     install: true,
-  )
-
-   out = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), 'edi', 'themes', theme_name + '.edj')
-   meson.add_install_script('../../scripts/world_read.sh', out)
-endforeach
-
-
diff --git a/data/themes/solarized.edc b/data/themes/solarized.edc
deleted file mode 100644
index cfcf9e5..0000000
--- a/data/themes/solarized.edc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-data {
-    item: "title" "Solarized";
-}
-
-collections {
-/* simple layout to pack our scrolling content into an elm_layout */
-group { name: "elm/code/layout/default";
-   data {
-      item: "font.name" "Mono";
-      item: "font.size" "10";
-   }
-   parts {
-      part { name: "elm.swallow.content"; type: SWALLOW;
-         description { state: "default" 0.0;
-            align: 0.5 0.0;
-            fixed: 0 1;
-
-            rel2 {
-               relative: 1.0 1.0;
-               offset: 0 0;
-            }
-         }
-      }
-   }
-}
-
-color_classes {
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/default"; color: 253 246 227 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/current"; color: 238 232 213 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/ignored"; color: 36 36 36 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/note"; color: 221 119 17 255;  }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/warning"; color: 221 119 17 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/error"; color: 204 17 17 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/fatal"; color: 204 17 17 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/added"; color: 36 96 36 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/removed"; color: 96 36 36 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/changed"; color: 36 36 96 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/passed"; color: 54 96 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/failed"; color: 96 54 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/todo"; color: 211 54 130 255; }
-
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/default"; color: 88 110 117 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/comment"; color: 147 161 161 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/string"; color: 42 161 152 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/number"; color: 42 161 152 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/brace"; color: 101 123 131 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/type"; color: 181 137 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/class"; color: 255 255 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/function"; color: 255 255 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/param"; color: 133 153 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/keyword"; color: 133 153 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/preprocessor"; color: 203 75 22 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/added"; color: 54 255 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/removed"; color: 255 54 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/changed"; color: 54 54 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/match"; color: 187 187 51 255; }
-
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/selection"; color: 133 153 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/bg"; color: 238 232 213 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/fg"; color: 147 161 161 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/scope/bg"; color: 54 54 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/whitespace"; color: 50 50 50 127; }
-}
-}
diff --git a/data/themes/solarized_dark.edc b/data/themes/solarized_dark.edc
deleted file mode 100644
index a3b728c..0000000
--- a/data/themes/solarized_dark.edc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-data {
-    item: "title" "Solarized Dark";
-}
-
-collections {
-
-/* simple layout to pack our scrolling content into an elm_layout */
-group { name: "elm/code/layout/default";
-   data {
-      item: "font.name" "Mono";
-      item: "font.size" "10";
-   }
-   parts {
-      part { name: "elm.swallow.content"; type: SWALLOW;
-         description { state: "default" 0.0;
-            align: 0.5 0.0;
-            fixed: 0 1;
-
-            rel2 {
-               relative: 1.0 1.0;
-               offset: 0 0;
-            }
-         }
-      }
-   }
-}
-
-color_classes {
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/default"; color: 0 43 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/current"; color: 7 54 66 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/ignored"; color: 36 36 36 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/note"; color: 221 119 17 255;  }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/warning"; color: 221 119 17 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/error"; color: 204 17 17 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/fatal"; color: 204 17 17 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/added"; color: 36 96 36 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/removed"; color: 96 36 36 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/changed"; color: 36 36 96 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/passed"; color: 54 96 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/failed"; color: 96 54 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/todo"; color: 211 54 130 255; }
-
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/default"; color: 147 161 161 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/comment"; color: 88 110 117 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/string"; color: 42 161 152 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/number"; color: 42 161 152 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/brace"; color: 131 148 150 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/type"; color: 181 137 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/class"; color: 255 255 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/function"; color: 255 255 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/param"; color: 181 137 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/keyword"; color: 181 137 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/preprocessor"; color: 203 75 22 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/added"; color: 54 255 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/removed"; color: 255 54 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/changed"; color: 54 54 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/match"; color: 187 187 51 255; }
-
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/selection"; color: 38 139 210 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/bg"; color: 7 54 66 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/fg"; color: 88 110 117 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/scope/bg"; color: 54 54 54 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/whitespace"; color: 50 50 50 127; }
-}
-}
diff --git a/data/themes/white.edc b/data/themes/white.edc
deleted file mode 100644
index a8c4389..0000000
--- a/data/themes/white.edc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-data {
-    item: "title" "Black on White";
-}
-
-collections {
-/* simple layout to pack our scrolling content into an elm_layout */
-group { name: "elm/code/layout/default";
-   data {
-      item: "font.name" "Mono";
-      item: "font.size" "10";
-   }
-   parts {
-      part { name: "elm.swallow.content"; type: SWALLOW;
-         description { state: "default" 0.0;
-            align: 0.5 0.0;
-            fixed: 0 1;
-
-            rel2 {
-               relative: 1.0 1.0;
-               offset: 0 0;
-            }
-         }
-      }
-   }
-}
-
-color_classes {
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/default"; color: 255 255 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/current"; color: 211 211 211 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/ignored"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/note"; color: 0 0 0 255;  }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/warning"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/error"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/fatal"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/added"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/removed"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/changed"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/passed"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/failed"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/status/todo"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/default"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/comment"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/string"; color:  0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/number"; color:  0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/brace"; color:  0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/type"; color:  0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/class"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/function"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/param"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/keyword"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/preprocessor"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/added"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/removed"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/changed"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/token/match"; color: 0 0 0 255; }
-
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/selection"; color: 169 169 169 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/bg"; color: 211 211 211 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/fg"; color: 21 21 21 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/gutter/scope/bg"; color: 255 255 255 255; }
-    color_class { name: "elm/code/widget/color/whitespace"; color: 255 255 255 255; }
-}
-}