diff --git a/.config/shell/plugins b/.config/shell/plugins
index c4c6641..da0fd55 100644
--- a/.config/shell/plugins
+++ b/.config/shell/plugins
@@ -12,6 +12,4 @@ if command -v zoxide > /dev/null 2>&1 || ${SKIP_ZOXIDE:-false}; then
       # assume posix
       eval "$(zoxide init posix --hook prompt)"
    fi
-   # make an alias (feels wrong to do it here, but feels worse to split it into ./aliases)
-   alias z=zoxide
 fi