--- a/client/package.json	Fri Dec 14 10:09:51 2018 +0100
+++ b/client/package.json	Fri Dec 14 10:11:28 2018 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "glob-all": "^3.1.0",
     "locale2": "^2.2.0",
     "ol": "^5.3.0",
-    "particles.js": "^2.0.0",
     "path": "^0.12.7",
     "prettier": "^1.15.3",
     "purgecss-webpack-plugin": "^1.4.0",

--- a/client/src/components/App.vue	Fri Dec 14 10:09:51 2018 +0100
+++ b/client/src/components/App.vue	Fri Dec 14 10:11:28 2018 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <template>
   <div id="app" class="main">
-    <div v-if="$options.LETITSNOW" id="particles-js"></div>
     <div v-if="isAuthenticated" class="d-flex flex-column userinterface">
       <div class="topbar d-flex pt-3 mx-3">
         <div class="mr-auto d-flex">
@@ -58,24 +57,6 @@
   text-align: center;
   color: #2c3e50;
 }
-
-#particles-js {
-  position: absolute;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  background: linear-gradient(
-      to bottom,
-      rgba(117, 114, 113, 0.8) 10%,
-      rgba(40, 49, 77, 0.8) 30%,
-      rgba(29, 35, 71, 0.8) 50%,
-      rgba(19, 25, 28, 0.8) 80%,
-      rgba(15, 14, 14, 0.8) 100%
-    ),
-    url(https://38media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00c3czJkM1qbukryo1_500.gif);
-  background-repeat: no-repeat;
-  background-size: cover;
-  background-position: 50% 50%;
-}
 </style>
 
 <script>
@@ -94,7 +75,6 @@
  * Markus Kottländer <markus.kottlaender@intevation.de>
  */
 import { mapState } from "vuex";
-import "particles.js";
 
 export default {
   name: "app",
@@ -106,123 +86,6 @@
       return routeName;
     }
   },
-  LETITSNOW: process.env.VUE_APP_LET_IT_SNOW,
-  mounted() {
-    if (!this.$options.LETITSNOW) return;
-    /* eslint-disable */
-    particlesJS("particles-js", {
-      particles: {
-        number: {
-          value: 200,
-          density: {
-            enable: true,
-            value_area: 800
-          }
-        },
-        color: {
-          value: "#ffffff"
-        },
-        shape: {
-          type: "image",
-          stroke: {
-            width: 3,
-            color: "#fff"
-          },
-          polygon: {
-            nb_sides: 5
-          },
-          image: {
-            src:
-              "http://www.dynamicdigital.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/starburst_white_300_drop_2.png",
-            width: 100,
-            height: 100
-          }
-        },
-        opacity: {
-          value: 0.7,
-          random: false,
-          anim: {
-            enable: false,
-            speed: 1,
-            opacity_min: 0.1,
-            sync: false
-          }
-        },
-        size: {
-          value: 5,
-          random: true,
-          anim: {
-            enable: false,
-            speed: 20,
-            size_min: 0.1,
-            sync: false
-          }
-        },
-        line_linked: {
-          enable: false,
-          distance: 50,
-          color: "#ffffff",
-          opacity: 0.6,
-          width: 1
-        },
-        move: {
-          enable: true,
-          speed: 5,
-          direction: "bottom",
-          random: true,
-          straight: false,
-          out_mode: "out",
-          bounce: false,
-          attract: {
-            enable: true,
-            rotateX: 300,
-            rotateY: 1200
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      interactivity: {
-        detect_on: "canvas",
-        events: {
-          onhover: {
-            enable: true,
-            mode: "bubble"
-          },
-          onclick: {
-            enable: true,
-            mode: "repulse"
-          },
-          resize: true
-        },
-        modes: {
-          grab: {
-            distance: 150,
-            line_linked: {
-              opacity: 1
-            }
-          },
-          bubble: {
-            distance: 200,
-            size: 40,
-            duration: 2,
-            opacity: 8,
-            speed: 3
-          },
-          repulse: {
-            distance: 200,
-            duration: 0.2
-          },
-          push: {
-            particles_nb: 4
-          },
-          remove: {
-            particles_nb: 2
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      retina_detect: true
-    });
-    /* eslint-enable */
-  },
   components: {
     Profiles: () => import("./fairway/Profiles"),
     Infobar: () => import("./fairway/Infobar"),

--- a/client/yarn.lock	Fri Dec 14 10:09:51 2018 +0100
+++ b/client/yarn.lock	Fri Dec 14 10:11:28 2018 +0100
@@ -8008,11 +8008,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parseurl/-/parseurl-1.3.2.tgz#fc289d4ed8993119460c156253262cdc8de65bf3"
   integrity sha1-/CidTtiZMRlGDBViUyYs3I3mW/M=
 
-particles.js@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/particles.js/-/particles.js-2.0.0.tgz#21386c4328d6c7f96780a201e96eedfc09c736f6"
-  integrity sha1-IThsQyjWx/lngKIB6W7t/AnHNvY=
-
 pascalcase@^0.1.1:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pascalcase/-/pascalcase-0.1.1.tgz#b363e55e8006ca6fe21784d2db22bd15d7917f14"