diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index fdf85ea4..8f9ca3be 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     * Remove SQLAlchemy dependency
     * Remove help command, instead use manpage
     * Remove clean-logs and clean-data commands
+    * remove rules.toml config file
     * Blacklist using regex pattern
 
 - Bugfixes:
diff --git a/configs/rules.toml b/configs/rules.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index d74057aa..00000000
--- a/configs/rules.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# This file contains some special rules that the
-# slpkg can handle better.
-# /etc/slpkg/rules.toml
-# Updated: 30/11/2023, Version: 4.9.3
-
-[UPGRADE]
-# Please add in this list below, if the installed package version pattern
-# has a different matching than the repository version for some special rules,
-# like nvidia-kernel.
-PACKAGES = ["nvidia-kernel", "virtualbox-kernel"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slackbuild/doinst.sh b/slackbuild/doinst.sh
index 59e3dcdc..bf75bb9d 100644
--- a/slackbuild/doinst.sh
+++ b/slackbuild/doinst.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config() {
   fi
 }
 
-FILES="slpkg repositories blacklist rules"
+FILES="slpkg repositories blacklist"
 for file in $FILES; do
   config etc/slpkg/$file.toml.new
 done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slackbuild/slpkg.SlackBuild b/slackbuild/slpkg.SlackBuild
index 39ef0aca..6dca2035 100755
--- a/slackbuild/slpkg.SlackBuild
+++ b/slackbuild/slpkg.SlackBuild
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | gr
 
 # Install configuration files and creating lib directory
 mkdir -p $PKG/etc/$PRGNAM
-FILES="slpkg repositories blacklist rules"
+FILES="slpkg repositories blacklist"
 for file in $FILES; do
   install -D -m0644 configs/$file.toml $PKG/etc/slpkg/$file.toml.new
 done
diff --git a/slpkg/new_configs.py b/slpkg/new_configs.py
index e768e236..0233a0c9 100644
--- a/slpkg/new_configs.py
+++ b/slpkg/new_configs.py
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ class NewConfigs:
         self.slpkg_config: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'slpkg.toml')
         self.repositories_config: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'repositories.toml')
         self.blacklist_config: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'blacklist.toml')
-        self.rules_config: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'rules.toml')
         self.slpkg_config_new: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'slpkg.toml.new')
         self.repositories_config_new: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'repositories.toml.new')
         self.blacklist_config_new: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'blacklist.toml.new')
-        self.rules_config_new: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'rules.toml.new')
 
         self.bold: str = '\033[1m'
         self.red: str = '\x1b[91m'
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ class NewConfigs:
         """ Checks for .new files. """
         print('\nChecking for NEW configuration files...')
         if (self.slpkg_config_new.is_file() or self.blacklist_config_new.is_file()
-                or self.repositories_config_new.is_file() or self.rules_config_new.is_file()):
+                or self.repositories_config_new.is_file()):
             print('\nThere are NEW files:\n')
 
             if self.slpkg_config_new.is_file():
@@ -71,9 +69,6 @@ class NewConfigs:
             if self.blacklist_config_new.is_file():
                 print(f"{self.bgreen:>12}{self.blacklist_config_new}{self.endc}")
 
-            if self.rules_config_new.is_file():
-                print(f"{self.bgreen:>12}{self.rules_config_new}{self.endc}")
-
             print(f'\nWhat would you like to do ({self.byellow}K{self.endc}/{self.byellow}O{self.endc}/'
                   f'{self.byellow}R{self.endc}/{self.byellow}P{self.endc})?\n')
 
@@ -121,8 +116,6 @@ class NewConfigs:
         if self.blacklist_config_new.is_file():
             self.overwrite_blacklist_file()
 
-        if self.rules_config_new.is_file():
-            self.overwrite_rules_file()
         print()  # new line
 
     def overwrite_config_file(self) -> None:
@@ -152,22 +145,12 @@ class NewConfigs:
         shutil.move(self.blacklist_config_new, self.blacklist_config)
         print(f"mv {self.blacklist_config_new} -> {self.green}{self.blacklist_config}{self.endc}")
 
-    def overwrite_rules_file(self) -> None:
-        """ Copy tne rules.toml.new file and rename the old to .orig. """
-        if self.rules_config.is_file():
-            shutil.copy(self.rules_config, f"{self.rules_config}.orig")
-            print(f"\ncp {self.green}{self.rules_config}{self.endc} -> {self.rules_config}.orig")
-
-        shutil.move(self.rules_config_new, self.rules_config)
-        print(f"mv {self.rules_config_new} -> {self.green}{self.rules_config}{self.endc}")
-
     def remove(self) -> None:
         """ Removes the .new files. """
         print()  # new line
         self.remove_config_new_file()
         self.remove_repositories_new_file()
         self.remove_blacklist_new_file()
-        self.remove_rules_new_file()
         print()  # new line
 
     def remove_config_new_file(self) -> None:
@@ -188,12 +171,6 @@ class NewConfigs:
             self.blacklist_config_new.unlink()
             print(f"rm {self.red}{self.blacklist_config_new}{self.endc}")
 
-    def remove_rules_new_file(self) -> None:
-        """ Remove rules.toml.new file. """
-        if self.rules_config_new.is_file():
-            self.rules_config_new.unlink()
-            print(f"rm {self.red}{self.rules_config_new}{self.endc}")
-
     def prompt(self) -> None:
         """ Prompt K, O, R selection for every single file. """
         print(f"\n{'':>2}({self.byellow}K{self.endc})eep, ({self.byellow}O{self.endc})verwrite, "
@@ -209,9 +186,6 @@ class NewConfigs:
         if self.blacklist_config_new.is_file():
             self.prompt_blacklist_config()
 
-        if self.rules_config_new.is_file():
-            self.prompt_rules_config()
-
     def prompt_slpkg_config(self) -> None:
         make: str = input(f'{self.bgreen}{self.slpkg_config_new}{self.endc} - '
                           f'({self.byellow}K{self.endc}/{self.byellow}O{self.endc}/'
@@ -272,26 +246,6 @@ class NewConfigs:
         if make.lower() == 'v':
             self.vimdiff(self.blacklist_config_new, self.blacklist_config)
 
-    def prompt_rules_config(self) -> None:
-        make: str = input(f'{self.bgreen}{self.rules_config_new}{self.endc} - '
-                          f'({self.byellow}K{self.endc}/{self.byellow}O{self.endc}/'
-                          f'{self.byellow}R{self.endc}/{self.byellow}D{self.endc}/'
-                          f'{self.byellow}V{self.endc}): ')
-
-        if make.lower() == 'k':
-            pass
-        if make.lower() == 'o':
-            self.overwrite_rules_file()
-            print()  # new line
-        if make.lower() == 'r':
-            print()  # new line
-            self.remove_rules_new_file()
-            print()  # new line
-        if make.lower() == 'd':
-            self.diff_files(self.rules_config_new, self.rules_config)
-        if make.lower() == 'v':
-            self.vimdiff(self.rules_config_new, self.rules_config)
-
     @staticmethod
     def diff_files(file2: Any, file1: Any) -> None:
         """ Diff the .new and the current file. """
diff --git a/slpkg/rules.py b/slpkg/rules.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fb1f9a73..00000000
--- a/slpkg/rules.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import tomli
-from pathlib import Path
-
-from slpkg.configs import Configs
-from slpkg.toml_error_message import TomlErrors
-
-
-class Rules(Configs):
-    """ Reads and returns the rules. """
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(Configs, self).__init__()
-
-        self.errors = TomlErrors()
-        self.rules_file_toml = Path(self.etc_path, 'rules.toml')
-
-    def packages(self) -> tuple:
-        """ Reads the config rules file. """
-        packages: tuple = tuple()
-        if self.rules_file_toml.is_file():
-            try:
-                with open(self.rules_file_toml, 'rb') as conf:
-                    packages: tuple = tuple(tomli.load(conf)['UPGRADE']['PACKAGES'])
-            except (tomli.TOMLDecodeError, KeyError) as error:
-                self.errors.raise_toml_error_message(error, self.rules_file_toml)
-
-        return packages
diff --git a/slpkg/upgrade.py b/slpkg/upgrade.py
index 73c18f7e..bc468542 100644
--- a/slpkg/upgrade.py
+++ b/slpkg/upgrade.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 
 from typing import Generator
 from pkg_resources import parse_version
-from pathlib import Path
 
-from slpkg.rules import Rules
 from slpkg.configs import Configs
 from slpkg.utilities import Utilities
 from slpkg.repositories import Repositories
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ class Upgrade(Configs):
 
         self.utils = Utilities()
         self.repos = Repositories()
-        self.rules = Rules()
 
     def packages(self) -> Generator:
         """ Returns the upgradable packages. """