diff --git a/tex/header-includes.tex b/tex/header-includes.tex
index c8fc07795..0f3f4e26d 100644
--- a/tex/header-includes.tex
+++ b/tex/header-includes.tex
@@ -21,24 +21,12 @@
 \usepackage{tocloft}
 \usepackage{xcolor}
 \usepackage[outercaption, ragged]{sidecap}
-\usepackage{tcolorbox}    % For creating colored boxes
 \usepackage{etoolbox}      % For redefining footnotes
-\usepackage{footmisc}      % Optional: For extra footnote formatting control
 \usepackage{sidenotes}
 
 % Define the Crimson color
 \definecolor{crimson}{HTML}{A51C30}
 
-% Define a minimalist sidenote style with shading and no box
-% \let\oldsidenote\marginnote
-% \renewcommand{\marginnote}[1]{%
-%   \oldsidenote{%
-%     \vspace{-1em} % Adjust vertical position slightly to align better
-%     \noindent
-%     \colorbox{blue!5}{\parbox{0.9\marginparwidth}{\raggedright\footnotesize #1}}%
-%   }
-% }
-
 % Redefine \sidenote to include a custom minimalist styled box with a vertical bar
 \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\textcolor{crimson}{\arabic{footnote}}}