diff --git a/dependencies.svg b/dependencies.svg
index 2d2fc61d..1fb763fd 100644
--- a/dependencies.svg
+++ b/dependencies.svg
@@ -322,15 +322,6 @@
 <polyline fill="none" stroke="#000000" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.200000" points="1521.82,-378.7 1524.79,-379.1 "/>
 <ellipse fill="none" stroke="#000000" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.200000" cx="1527.17" cy="-379.42" rx="2.4" ry="2.4"/>
 </g>
-<!-- packages/core/gist.js -->
-<g id="node8" class="node">
-<title>packages/core/gist.js</title>
-<g id="a_node8"><a xlink:href="packages/core/gist.js" xlink:title="gist.js">
-<path fill="#ffffcc" stroke="black" d="M1246,-466C1246,-466 1204,-466 1204,-466 1201,-466 1198,-463 1198,-460 1198,-460 1198,-454 1198,-454 1198,-451 1201,-448 1204,-448 1204,-448 1246,-448 1246,-448 1249,-448 1252,-451 1252,-454 1252,-454 1252,-460 1252,-460 1252,-463 1249,-466 1246,-466"/>
-<text text-anchor="start" x="1211.5" y="-454.8" font-family="Helvetica,sans-Serif" font-size="9.00">gist.js</text>
-</a>
-</g>
-</g>
 <!-- packages/core/index.mjs -->
 <g id="node10" class="node">
 <title>packages/core/index.mjs</title>
@@ -376,12 +367,6 @@
 <path fill="none" stroke="#000000" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.200000" d="M1149.56,-603.02C1186.23,-605.39 1251.26,-609 1307,-609 1307,-609 1307,-609 1395,-609 1456.71,-609 1478.77,-589.6 1515.5,-540 1549.18,-494.51 1560.83,-425.9 1564.48,-395.47"/>
 <polygon fill="#000000" fill-opacity="0.200000" stroke="#000000" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.200000" points="1566.6,-395.45 1565.18,-389.25 1562.43,-394.98 1566.6,-395.45"/>
 </g>
-<!-- packages/core/index.mjs&#45;&gt;packages/core/gist.js -->
-<g id="edge10" class="edge">
-<title>packages/core/index.mjs&#45;&gt;packages/core/gist.js</title>
-<path fill="none" stroke="#000000" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.200000" d="M1123.07,-591.88C1130,-568.78 1151.22,-507.3 1189.5,-472 1190.51,-471.06 1191.6,-470.18 1192.73,-469.35"/>
-<polygon fill="#000000" fill-opacity="0.200000" stroke="#000000" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.200000" points="1194.03,-471.01 1197.95,-466.01 1191.76,-467.47 1194.03,-471.01"/>
-</g>
 <!-- packages/core/index.mjs&#45;&gt;packages/core/hap.mjs -->
 <g id="edge11" class="edge">
 <title>packages/core/index.mjs&#45;&gt;packages/core/hap.mjs</title>
diff --git a/packages/core/gist.js b/packages/core/gist.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9df2dda2..00000000
--- a/packages/core/gist.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/*
-gist.js - <short description TODO>
-Copyright (C) 2022 Strudel contributors - see <https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/blob/main/packages/core/gist.js>
-This program 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. This program 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 this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-// this is a shortcut to eval code from a gist
-// why? to be able to shorten strudel code + e.g. be able to change instruments after links have been generated
-export default (route, cache = true) =>
-  fetch(`https://gist.githubusercontent.com/${route}?cachebust=${cache ? '' : Date.now()}`)
-    .then((res) => res.text())
-    .then((code) => eval(code));
diff --git a/packages/core/index.mjs b/packages/core/index.mjs
index bed63f9a..f4598f11 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/index.mjs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export * from './pianoroll.mjs';
 export * from './spiral.mjs';
 export * from './ui.mjs';
 export { default as drawLine } from './drawLine.mjs';
-export { default as gist } from './gist.js';
 // below won't work with runtime.mjs (json import fails)
 /* import * as p from './package.json';
 export const version = p.version; */
diff --git a/undocumented.json b/undocumented.json
index 0a807c90..8a5641ad 100644
--- a/undocumented.json
+++ b/undocumented.json
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
     "backgroundImage",
     "cleanupUi"
   ],
-  "/packages/core/gist.js": [],
   "/packages/core/index.mjs": [],
   "/packages/csound/index.mjs": [
     "loadCSound",