diff --git a/_config_dev.yml b/_config_dev.yml
index 29c6eb1..c4cbc4f 100644
--- a/_config_dev.yml
+++ b/_config_dev.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ github_url:
 mastodon_url: https://sunbeam.city/@autonomic
 twitter_url: https://twitter.com/autonomiccoop
 gitea_url: https://git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/
-irc_url: https://webchat.freenode.net/?#autonomic.zone
 markdown: kramdown
 permalink: pretty
 collections:
diff --git a/_config_prod.yml b/_config_prod.yml
index d7a51d8..7e76fbc 100644
--- a/_config_prod.yml
+++ b/_config_prod.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ github_url:
 mastodon_url: https://sunbeam.city/@autonomic
 twitter_url: https://twitter.com/autonomiccoop
 gitea_url: https://git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/
-irc_url: https://webchat.freenode.net/?#autonomic.zone
 markdown: kramdown
 permalink: pretty
 collections:
diff --git a/src/_includes/footer.html b/src/_includes/footer.html
index a9e2bbd..bbc4718 100644
--- a/src/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/src/_includes/footer.html
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
             <img alt="gitea" style="height: 2.3rem;" src="{{ '/assets/svg/Gitea_Logo.svg' | absolute_url }}">
           </a>
         </li>
-        <li>
-          <a title="IRC" rel="me" href="{{ site.irc_url }}" style="border-bottom: none">
-            <img alt="irc" style="height: 1.5rem;" src="{{ '/assets/images/IRC_logo.png' | absolute_url }}">
-          </a>
-        </li>
       </ul>
 
     </div>
diff --git a/src/assets/images/IRC_logo.png b/src/assets/images/IRC_logo.png
deleted file mode 100644
index d585c72..0000000
Binary files a/src/assets/images/IRC_logo.png and /dev/null differ