diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index d6aa963..914a12e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { compileAndRun } from './compiler'
 import { tokenize } from './lexer'
 import { Parser } from './parser'
 import { runAppCompiled } from './runtime-compiled'
-import { _rt, store, loadDefinitions, saveDefinitions } from './runtime-js'
+import { _rt, store } from './runtime-js'
 
 const modules = import.meta.glob('./cg/*.cg', { query: 'raw', import: 'default', eager: true });
 const cgCode = Object.keys(modules)
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ try {
     const tokens = tokenize(cgCode);
     const parser = new Parser(tokens, cgCode);
     const { definitions: defs, typeDefinitions: typeDefs, classDefinitions: classDefs, instanceDeclarations: instances } = parser.parse();
-    loadDefinitions();
 
     // TODO remove once we're booting from store, files are backup
     if (!store.paletteHistory) store.paletteHistory = [];
 
     compileAndRun(defs, typeDefs, classDefs, instances);
-    saveDefinitions();
 
     runAppCompiled(canvas, store);
 } catch(error) {
diff --git a/src/runtime-compiled.ts b/src/runtime-compiled.ts
index 7426bb4..45722b7 100644
--- a/src/runtime-compiled.ts
+++ b/src/runtime-compiled.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { render, hitTest, scrollHitTest } from './ui';
-import { syncToAst, saveDefinitions } from './runtime-js';
+import { syncToAst } from './runtime-js';
 import { definitions } from './compiler';
 
 type UIValue = any;
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ export function runAppCompiled(canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, store: any) {
             if (path.length === 1) {
                 delete store[name];
                 definitions.delete(name);
-                saveDefinitions();
             } else {
                 let obj = store[name];
                 for (let i = 1; i < path.length - 1; i++) {
diff --git a/src/runtime-js.ts b/src/runtime-js.ts
index a67223c..8dd2872 100644
--- a/src/runtime-js.ts
+++ b/src/runtime-js.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ export const _rt = {
         definitions.delete(name);
         dependencies.delete(name);
         dependents.delete(name);
-        saveDefinitions();
         return { _tag: 'Ok' };
     },
 
@@ -269,7 +268,6 @@ export const _rt = {
                     definitions.set(def.name, def);
                     const source = prettyPrint(def);
                     appendChangeLog(def.name, source);
-                    saveDefinitions();
                     syncToFilesystem(def.name);
                     return { _tag: 'Defined', _0: def.name };
                 }
@@ -310,36 +308,6 @@ export const _rt = {
     }
 }
 
-export function saveDefinitions() {
-    const saved: Record<string, string> = {};
-    for (const [name, def] of definitions) {
-        const source = prettyPrint(def);
-        saved[name] = source;
-    }
-    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(saved));
-
-}
-
-export function loadDefinitions() {
-    const data = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
-    if (!data) return;
-
-    try {
-        const saved = JSON.parse(data);
-        for (const [_, source] of Object.entries(saved)) {
-            const tokens = tokenize(source as string);
-            const parser = new Parser(tokens, source as string);
-            const { definitions: defs } = parser.parse();
-            if (defs.length > 0) {
-                recompile(defs[0].name, defs[0].body!);
-            }
-        }
-    } catch (e) {
-        console.error('Failed to load definitions:', e);
-        console.log(data);
-    }
-}
-
 function valueToAst(value: any): AST {
     // Numbers
     if (typeof value === 'number') {
@@ -420,7 +388,6 @@ export function syncToAst(name: string) {
         // const source = prettyPrint({ kind: 'definition', name, body: definitions.get(name)! });
         const source = prettyPrint(definitions.get(name)!);
         appendChangeLog(name, source);
-        saveDefinitions();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 9a0f479..6ae8a19 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 
 export default defineConfig({
+    server: {
+        watch: {
+            ignored: ['**/src/cg/**']
+        }
+    },
     plugins: [{
         name: 'cg-save',
         configureServer(server) {