diff --git a/demo/demo/rollball.cpp b/demo/demo/rollball.cpp
index 24f188cd9fcd05407885e4518fb2ee176a04b19d..9967e3091f8b54475a6c2bfd65ea9e786c05b8bc 100644
--- a/demo/demo/rollball.cpp
+++ b/demo/demo/rollball.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
#include "fggl/gfx/phong.hpp"
#include "fggl/input/camera_input.hpp"
-#include "fggl/util/service.hpp"
#include "fggl/ecs3/prototype/loader.hpp"
#include "fggl/debug/draw.hpp"
diff --git a/demo/include/GameScene.h b/demo/include/GameScene.h
index db20119d61e2b216aac2511124830d79162b9fff..84ab5e6360ddab877cc02503f8806a9c4e2ecd50 100644
--- a/demo/include/GameScene.h
+++ b/demo/include/GameScene.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
#include "fggl/input/input.hpp"
#include "fggl/input/camera_input.hpp"
-#include "fggl/util/service.hpp"
#include "fggl/util/chrono.hpp"
#include "PerlinNoise.hpp"
diff --git a/fggl/app.cpp b/fggl/app.cpp
index 5e70f94b0c014fb5305b12863eaf9121442af222..b2b4ee4b72f10f5bb57d6c7343c0a41e6047d6af 100644
--- a/fggl/app.cpp
+++ b/fggl/app.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
#include <fggl/ecs3/types.hpp>
#include "fggl/ecs/component_fwd.hpp"
#include "fggl/ecs3/module/module.hpp"
-#include <fggl/util/service.hpp>
namespace fggl {
diff --git a/fggl/audio/openal/audio.cpp b/fggl/audio/openal/audio.cpp
index b72816a321d24803f62687033398fcd0449bc0a1..3a64cd0d469de3941368c07eb934e5e47efc87a8 100644
--- a/fggl/audio/openal/audio.cpp
+++ b/fggl/audio/openal/audio.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
*/
#include "fggl/audio/openal/audio.hpp"
-
-#include "fggl/util/service.hpp"
#include "fggl/data/storage.hpp"
namespace fggl::audio::openal {
diff --git a/fggl/gfx/ogl/renderer.cpp b/fggl/gfx/ogl/renderer.cpp
index f4fe8126c4e63af9f1ead3385150dc97a4fc0e3f..8b45eedef6824d58c00d9da781bb1fde298409e1 100644
--- a/fggl/gfx/ogl/renderer.cpp
+++ b/fggl/gfx/ogl/renderer.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
* If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
-#include <fggl/util/service.hpp>
#include "fggl/debug/logging.hpp"
#include "fggl/debug/pragmas.hpp"
diff --git a/fggl/gfx/ogl4/canvas.cpp b/fggl/gfx/ogl4/canvas.cpp
index fc0a38f2523999526ae781e9b9499983b46b7a74..fae046626887c5886eb5cfa868f28cdca367dff4 100644
--- a/fggl/gfx/ogl4/canvas.cpp
+++ b/fggl/gfx/ogl4/canvas.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
#include <glm/gtc/type_ptr.hpp>
#include "fggl/math/triangulation.hpp"
-#include "fggl/util/service.hpp"
#include "fggl/gui/fonts.hpp"
diff --git a/fggl/scenes/game.cpp b/fggl/scenes/game.cpp
index e90819bc0eaf5e73a8e094e09509097dad02a19b..f5f7746f02758e7893dad62f3b0fef53b0705f55 100644
--- a/fggl/scenes/game.cpp
+++ b/fggl/scenes/game.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
//
#include "fggl/scenes/game.hpp"
-#include "fggl/util/service.hpp"
#if __has_include("fggl/phys/bullet/bullet.hpp")
#include "fggl/phys/bullet/bullet.hpp"
diff --git a/fggl/scenes/menu.cpp b/fggl/scenes/menu.cpp
index d5071ec712240f2dfd753df1ffcf8837b8cd6167..9b6dec85d05bd7a90072b3bd9699f479152e68c5 100644
--- a/fggl/scenes/menu.cpp
+++ b/fggl/scenes/menu.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
*/
#include <fggl/scenes/menu.hpp>
-#include <fggl/util/service.hpp>
#include <fggl/gui/gui.hpp>
#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
diff --git a/include/fggl/gui/fonts.hpp b/include/fggl/gui/fonts.hpp
index a944cb5885117166a676ed3cdb6fd97b8ac34fb6..00cae278eb518b8e62d821ab7d87b7efa13b73c9 100644
--- a/include/fggl/gui/fonts.hpp
+++ b/include/fggl/gui/fonts.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
#include "fggl/math/types.hpp"
#include "fggl/data/storage.hpp"
-#include "fggl/util/service.hpp"
#include "fggl/modules/module.hpp"
#include <ft2build.h>
diff --git a/include/fggl/util/service.hpp b/include/fggl/util/service.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a22bd926118fa405014606006ed7e2a4029d0b75..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/include/fggl/util/service.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of FGGL.
- *
- * FGGL is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
- * later version.
- *
- * FGGL 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with FGGL.
- * If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-//
-// Created by webpigeon on 20/11/2021.
-//
-
-// quick and dirty way to disable the class
-#define FGGL_UTIL_SERVICE_HPP
-
-#ifndef FGGL_UTIL_SERVICE_HPP
-#define FGGL_UTIL_SERVICE_HPP
-
-#include <memory>
-#include <typeindex>
-#include <unordered_map>
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <iostream>
-
-namespace fggl::util {
-
- class ServiceLocator {
- inline static ServiceLocator *s_instance;
- std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::shared_ptr<void>> m_services;
- ServiceLocator() = default;
-
- public:
- // don't allow copying or moving
- ServiceLocator(ServiceLocator &other) = delete;
- ServiceLocator(ServiceLocator &&other) = delete;
-
- static ServiceLocator &instance() {
- if (s_instance == nullptr) {
- s_instance = new ServiceLocator();
- }
- return *s_instance;
- }
-
- template<typename T>
- std::shared_ptr<T> supply(std::shared_ptr<T> ptr) {
- auto info = std::type_index(typeid(T));
- m_services[info] = ptr;
- return ptr;
- }
-
- template<typename T>
- std::shared_ptr<T> get() {
- try {
- auto info = std::type_index(typeid(T));
- return std::static_pointer_cast<T>(m_services.at(info));
- } catch ( std::out_of_range& e ){
- std::cerr << "someone requested a service that doesn't exist!" << std::endl;
- return nullptr;
- }
- }
-
- template<typename T>
- std::shared_ptr<T> providePtr() {
- return get<T>();
- }
-
- };
-
-}
-
-#endif //FGGL_UTIL_SERVICE_HPP