diff --git a/make.symlinks.sh b/make.symlinks.sh
index 620cbd7..1373418 100755
--- a/make.symlinks.sh
+++ b/make.symlinks.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+rm -r ~/.gitconfig 
+rm -r ~/.zshrc 
+rm -r ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/lambda-00x097.zsh-theme
+rm -r /etc/updated-motd.d/welcome.sh
+rm -r /etc/profile.d/welcome.sh
+rm -r /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
 ln -s $(pwd)/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig
 
 ln -s $(pwd)/.zshrc ~/.zshrc