diff --git a/hsfm.cabal b/hsfm.cabal
index ccdc4b4..04c312f 100644
--- a/hsfm.cabal
+++ b/hsfm.cabal
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ library
   build-depends:
                        base >= 4.8 && < 5,
                        bytestring,
-                       data-default,
                        filepath >= 1.3.0.0,
                        hinotify-bytestring,
                        hpath >= 0.8.0,
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ executable hsfm-gtk
                        Cabal >= 1.22.0.0,
                        base >= 4.8 && < 5,
                        bytestring,
-                       data-default,
                        filepath >= 1.3.0.0,
                        glib >= 0.13,
                        gtk3 >= 0.14.1,
diff --git a/src/HSFM/FileSystem/FileType.hs b/src/HSFM/FileSystem/FileType.hs
index fe5d223..a3e9034 100644
--- a/src/HSFM/FileSystem/FileType.hs
+++ b/src/HSFM/FileSystem/FileType.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import Data.ByteString.UTF8
   (
     toString
   )
-import Data.Default
 import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
   (
     POSIXTime
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ import HPath
 import qualified HPath as P
 import HPath.IO hiding (FileType(..))
 import HPath.IO.Errors
-import HSFM.Utils.MyPrelude
 import Prelude hiding(readFile)
 import System.Posix.FilePath
   (
@@ -437,8 +435,6 @@ isSocketC _        = False
 
 
 
-
-
 -- |Gets all file information.
 getFileInfo :: Path Abs -> IO FileInfo
 getFileInfo fp = do
@@ -483,13 +479,13 @@ isBrokenSymlink _ = False
 -- |Pack the modification time into a string.
 packModTime :: File FileInfo
             -> String
-packModTime = fromFreeVar $ epochToString . modificationTime
+packModTime = epochToString . modificationTime . fvar
 
 
 -- |Pack the modification time into a string.
 packAccessTime :: File FileInfo
                -> String
-packAccessTime = fromFreeVar $ epochToString . accessTime
+packAccessTime = epochToString . accessTime . fvar
 
 
 epochToString :: EpochTime -> String
@@ -499,12 +495,12 @@ epochToString =  show . posixSecondsToUTCTime . realToFrac
 -- |Pack the permissions into a string, similar to what "ls -l" does.
 packPermissions :: File FileInfo
                 -> String
-packPermissions dt = fromFreeVar (pStr . fileMode) dt
+packPermissions file = (pStr . fileMode) . fvar $ file
   where
     pStr :: FileMode -> String
     pStr ffm = typeModeStr ++ ownerModeStr ++ groupModeStr ++ otherModeStr
       where
-        typeModeStr = case dt of
+        typeModeStr = case file of
           Dir {}       -> "d"
           RegFile {}   -> "-"
           SymLink {}   -> "l"
@@ -549,23 +545,6 @@ packLinkDestination file = case file of
 ---- OTHER: ----
 
 
--- |Apply a function on the free variable. If there is no free variable
--- for the given constructor the value from the `Default` class is used.
-fromFreeVar :: (Default d) => (a -> d) -> File a -> d
-fromFreeVar f df = maybeD f $ getFreeVar df
-
-
 getFPasStr :: File a -> String
 getFPasStr = toString . P.fromAbs . path
 
-
--- |Gets the free variable. Returns Nothing if the constructor is of `Failed`.
-getFreeVar :: File a -> Maybe a
-getFreeVar (Dir _  d)         = Just d
-getFreeVar (RegFile _  d)     = Just d
-getFreeVar (SymLink _  d _ _) = Just d
-getFreeVar (BlockDev _  d)    = Just d
-getFreeVar (CharDev _  d)     = Just d
-getFreeVar (NamedPipe _  d)   = Just d
-getFreeVar (Socket _  d)      = Just d
-
diff --git a/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs b/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
index d61e9c3..f07706b 100644
--- a/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
+++ b/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ showFilePropertyDialog [item] mygui _ = do
   entrySetText (fpropFnEntry fprop')  (maybe BS.empty P.fromRel
                                         $ P.basename . path $ item)
   entrySetText (fpropLocEntry fprop') (P.fromAbs . P.dirname . path $ item)
-  entrySetText (fpropTsEntry fprop')  (fromFreeVar (show . fileSize) item)
+  entrySetText (fpropTsEntry fprop')  (show . fileSize $ fvar item)
   entrySetText (fpropModEntry fprop') (packModTime item)
   entrySetText (fpropAcEntry fprop')  (packAccessTime item)
   entrySetText (fpropFTEntry fprop')  (packFileType item)
diff --git a/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/MyView.hs b/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/MyView.hs
index 2e1b139..ddd4c9e 100644
--- a/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/MyView.hs
+++ b/src/HSFM/GUI/Gtk/MyView.hs
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ import HSFM.FileSystem.FileType
 import HSFM.GUI.Glib.GlibString()
 import HSFM.GUI.Gtk.Data
 import HSFM.GUI.Gtk.Icons
-import HSFM.GUI.Gtk.Plugins
 import HSFM.GUI.Gtk.Utils
 import HSFM.History
 import HSFM.Utils.IO
@@ -160,36 +159,7 @@ createMyView mygui iofmv = do
 
   urlBar            <- builderGetObject builder castToEntry
                        "urlBar"
-  rcMenu            <- builderGetObject builder castToMenu
-                       "rcMenu"
-  rcFileOpen        <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileOpen"
-  rcFileExecute     <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileExecute"
-  rcFileNewRegFile  <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileNewRegFile"
-  rcFileNewDir      <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileNewDir"
-  rcFileNewTab      <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileNewTab"
-  rcFileNewTerm     <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileNewTerm"
-  rcFileCut         <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileCut"
-  rcFileCopy        <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileCopy"
-  rcFileRename      <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileRename"
-  rcFilePaste       <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFilePaste"
-  rcFileDelete      <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileDelete"
-  rcFileProperty    <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileProperty"
-  rcFileIconView    <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileIconView"
-  rcFileTreeView    <- builderGetObject builder castToImageMenuItem
-                       "rcFileTreeView"
+
   backViewB         <- builderGetObject builder castToButton
                        "backViewB"
   upViewB           <- builderGetObject builder castToButton
@@ -205,7 +175,6 @@ createMyView mygui iofmv = do
   viewBox           <- builderGetObject builder castToBox
                          "viewBox"
 
-  let rcmenu = MkRightClickMenu {..}
   let myview = MkMyView {..}
 
   -- set the bindings
diff --git a/src/HSFM/Utils/MyPrelude.hs b/src/HSFM/Utils/MyPrelude.hs
index 367467f..5f5dd91 100644
--- a/src/HSFM/Utils/MyPrelude.hs
+++ b/src/HSFM/Utils/MyPrelude.hs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 module HSFM.Utils.MyPrelude where
 
 
-import Data.Default
 import Data.List
 
 
@@ -31,6 +30,3 @@ listIndices :: [a] -> [Int]
 listIndices = findIndices (const True)
 
 
--- |A `maybe` flavor using the `Default` class.
-maybeD :: (Default b) => (a -> b) -> Maybe a -> b
-maybeD = maybe def