diff --git a/.bash_logout b/.bash_logout
deleted file mode 100644
index de4f5f75d7ccd3a5b62bd2ce683ed678a5cb72c2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.bash_logout
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# ~/.bash_logout: executed by bash(1) when login shell exits.
-
-# when leaving the console clear the screen to increase privacy
-
-if [ "$SHLVL" = 1 ]; then
-    [ -x /usr/bin/clear_console ] && /usr/bin/clear_console -q
-fi