diff --git a/src/panel/weather.cpp b/src/panel/weather.cpp
index 7e0fb81..1fa76a7 100644
--- a/src/panel/weather.cpp
+++ b/src/panel/weather.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ weather::weather(){
     _title = WEATHER_TITLE;
     //let set to default, will make it so it updates the texture ASAP
     //_last_update;
-    _rss = rss_utils::rss(WEATHER_URL_SOURCE);
 }
 
 weather::~weather(){
@@ -66,17 +65,10 @@ void weather::update() {
     _last_update = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     //fetch updates
-    _rss.update();
 
     //update internal state
-
-    current_desc = _rss.getItem(0).getDescription();
-    current_desc = current_desc.substr(0,current_desc.find('<'));
-    std::cerr << "Current Description : (\" " << current_desc << "\")\n";
-
-    tommorow_desc = _rss.getItem(1).getDescription();
-    tommorow_desc = tommorow_desc.substr(0,tommorow_desc.find('<'));
-    std::cerr << "Tommorow Description : (\" " << tommorow_desc << "\")\n";
+    current_desc = "CURRENT DESC PLACEHOLDER";
+    tommorow_desc = "TOMMOROW DESC PLACEHOLDER";
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/panel/weather.hpp b/src/panel/weather.hpp
index b6db686..4d85cbb 100644
--- a/src/panel/weather.hpp
+++ b/src/panel/weather.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "panel.hpp"
 
 #include <chrono>
-#include "../util/rss.hpp"
 
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_image.h>
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ namespace dashboard::panel {
         std::string tommorow_desc;
 
 
-        rss_utils::rss _rss;
         std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock> _last_update;
         std::chrono::milliseconds  _update_interval;
     };