diff --git a/stow/.config/hypr/hyprlock.sh b/stow/.config/hypr/hyprlock.sh
index bc24841..a766a0b 100755
--- a/stow/.config/hypr/hyprlock.sh
+++ b/stow/.config/hypr/hyprlock.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# gets the last part of the 'swww query' command
-# should work as long as image path does not have spaces
-IMAGE="$(swww query | rev | cut -f1 -d' ' | rev)"
-
-cp "$IMAGE" /tmp/hyprlock-background
 1password --lock &
 
 hyprlock