diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 0fc483f..451a01e 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@
  export kee=${kee:-$(hostname -s)}
  SSH_KEY_PATH="$HOME/.ssh/$kee"
 
- eval $(TERM=xterm-kitty dircolors)
+ # irrelevant when using exa.
+ # eval $(TERM=xterm-kitty dircolors)
 
  # pretend we're dockerd for rootless podman.
  export DOCKER_HOST=unix://$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/podman.sock