diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index df5cf9a..016cac8 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
 				'Google-musicmanager',
 				'mpv',
 				'Pavucontrol',
-				'Pidgin',
 				'pinentry',
 				'plugin-container',
 				'Qmmp',
diff --git a/xresources b/xresources
index 47a0d57..458b138 100644
--- a/xresources
+++ b/xresources
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ URxvt.visualBell:	true
 URxvt.urgentOnBell:	true
 URxvt.cursorUnderline:	true
 
-! some weird shit to make less behave as usual
-URxvt.termName:		xterm-256color
-
 ! icon (needs pixbuf support compiled)
 URxvt.iconFile:		/usr/share/icons/Faenza/apps/scalable/utilities-terminal.svg