diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1702c555a..077edd402 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ jobs:
           channel: 'stable'
           flutter-version: ${{env.FLUTTER_VERSION}}
       - run: sudo apt update
-      - run: sudo apt install -y clang cmake curl libgtk-3-dev ninja-build pkg-config unzip libunwind-dev libmpv-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev
+      - run: sudo apt install -y clang cmake curl libgtk-3-dev ninja-build pkg-config unzip libunwind-dev libmpv-dev
       - run: flutter pub get
       - run: flutter build linux -v
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 17bcfd12e..c4550d41e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
   #         channel: 'stable'
   #         flutter-version: ${{env.FLUTTER_VERSION}}
   #     - run: sudo apt update
-  #     - run: sudo apt install -y clang cmake curl libgtk-3-dev ninja-build pkg-config unzip libunwind-dev libmpv-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev
+  #     - run: sudo apt install -y clang cmake curl libgtk-3-dev ninja-build pkg-config unzip libunwind-dev libmpv-dev
   #     - run: flutter pub get
 
   #     - uses: snapcore/action-build@v1
diff --git a/lib/app/view/app.dart b/lib/app/view/app.dart
index 53ec02a19..d6d377312 100644
--- a/lib/app/view/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app/view/app.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:phoenix_theme/phoenix_theme.dart' hide ColorX, isMobile;
 import 'package:system_theme/system_theme.dart';
-import 'package:tray_manager/tray_manager.dart';
 import 'package:watch_it/watch_it.dart';
-import 'package:window_manager/window_manager.dart';
 import 'package:yaru/yaru.dart';
 
 import '../../common/view/theme.dart';
@@ -17,7 +14,6 @@ import '../../settings/settings_model.dart';
 import '../connectivity_model.dart';
 import 'scaffold.dart';
 import 'splash_screen.dart';
-import 'system_tray.dart';
 
 class YaruMusicPodApp extends StatelessWidget {
   const YaruMusicPodApp({super.key});
@@ -67,8 +63,7 @@ class _MusicPodApp extends StatefulWidget with WatchItStatefulWidgetMixin {
   State<_MusicPodApp> createState() => _MusicPodAppState();
 }
 
-class _MusicPodAppState extends State<_MusicPodApp>
-    with WindowListener, TrayListener {
+class _MusicPodAppState extends State<_MusicPodApp> {
   late Future<bool> _initFuture;
 
   @override
@@ -82,38 +77,9 @@ class _MusicPodAppState extends State<_MusicPodApp>
     await di<LibraryModel>().init();
     if (!mounted) return false;
     di<ExternalPathService>().init();
-    if (Platform.isLinux) {
-      windowManager.addListener(this);
-      trayManager.addListener(this);
-    }
     return true;
   }
 
-  @override
-  void dispose() {
-    if (Platform.isLinux) {
-      windowManager.removeListener(this);
-      trayManager.removeListener(this);
-    }
-    super.dispose();
-  }
-
-  @override
-  void onTrayIconMouseDown() {
-    trayManager.popUpContextMenu();
-  }
-
-  @override
-  void onWindowEvent(String eventName) {
-    if ('show' == eventName || 'hide' == eventName) {
-      updateTrayItems(context);
-    }
-    super.onWindowEvent(eventName);
-  }
-
-  @override
-  void onTrayMenuItemClick(MenuItem menuItem) => reactToTray(menuItem);
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final themeIndex = watchPropertyValue((SettingsModel m) => m.themeIndex);
diff --git a/lib/app/view/system_tray.dart b/lib/app/view/system_tray.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 1792c3ba9..000000000
--- a/lib/app/view/system_tray.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-import 'dart:io';
-
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:tray_manager/tray_manager.dart';
-import 'package:window_manager/window_manager.dart';
-
-import '../../constants.dart';
-import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
-
-const _exitAppMenuKey = 'exit_app';
-const _showHideWindowMenuKey = 'show_hide_window';
-
-Future<void> initTray() async {
-  await trayManager.setIcon(_icon());
-  Menu menu = Menu(
-    items: [
-      MenuItem(
-        key: _showHideWindowMenuKey,
-        label: 'Show Window',
-      ),
-      MenuItem.separator(),
-      MenuItem(
-        key: _exitAppMenuKey,
-        label: 'Exit App',
-      ),
-    ],
-  );
-  await trayManager.setContextMenu(menu);
-}
-
-String _icon() {
-  if (Platform.isLinux) {
-    return kAppId;
-  } else if (Platform.isWindows) {
-    return 'assets/images/tray_icon.ico';
-  } else {
-    return 'assets/images/tray_icon.png';
-  }
-}
-
-Future<void> updateTrayItems(BuildContext context) async {
-  bool isVisible = await windowManager.isVisible();
-  if (!context.mounted) return;
-  final trayMenuItems = [
-    MenuItem(
-      key: _showHideWindowMenuKey,
-      label: isVisible ? context.l10n.hideToTray : context.l10n.closeApp,
-    ),
-    MenuItem.separator(),
-    MenuItem(
-      key: _exitAppMenuKey,
-      label: context.l10n.closeApp,
-    ),
-  ];
-
-  await trayManager.setContextMenu(Menu(items: trayMenuItems));
-}
-
-void reactToTray(MenuItem menuItem) {
-  switch (menuItem.key) {
-    case _showHideWindowMenuKey:
-      windowManager.isVisible().then((value) {
-        if (value) {
-          windowManager.hide();
-        } else {
-          windowManager.show();
-        }
-      });
-    case _exitAppMenuKey:
-      windowManager.close();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/common/view/header_bar.dart b/lib/common/view/header_bar.dart
index 85bfb1362..225b5cb42 100644
--- a/lib/common/view/header_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/common/view/header_bar.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:phoenix_theme/phoenix_theme.dart' hide isMobile;
+import 'package:watch_it/watch_it.dart';
+import 'package:yaru/yaru.dart';
+
 import '../../app/app_model.dart';
 import '../../extensions/build_context_x.dart';
 import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
@@ -9,11 +14,6 @@ import '../data/close_btn_action.dart';
 import 'global_keys.dart';
 import 'icons.dart';
 import 'nav_back_button.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:phoenix_theme/phoenix_theme.dart' hide isMobile;
-import 'package:watch_it/watch_it.dart';
-import 'package:yaru/yaru.dart';
-
 import 'theme.dart';
 
 class HeaderBar extends StatelessWidget
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ class HeaderBar extends StatelessWidget
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final canPop = watchPropertyValue((LibraryModel m) => m.canPop);
-    final closeBtnAction =
-        watchPropertyValue((SettingsModel m) => m.closeBtnActionIndex);
 
     Widget? leading;
 
@@ -103,21 +101,6 @@ class HeaderBar extends StatelessWidget
             backgroundColor ?? context.theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
         style: theStyle,
         foregroundColor: foregroundColor,
-        onClose: Platform.isLinux
-            ? (context) {
-                switch (closeBtnAction) {
-                  case CloseBtnAction.alwaysAsk:
-                    showDialog(
-                      context: context,
-                      builder: (_) => const CloseWindowActionConfirmDialog(),
-                    );
-                  case CloseBtnAction.hideToTray:
-                    YaruWindow.hide(context);
-                  case CloseBtnAction.close:
-                    YaruWindow.close(context);
-                }
-              }
-            : null,
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 21bbe2840..827c31699 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import '../../library/library_model.dart';
 import 'app/app_model.dart';
 import 'app/connectivity_model.dart';
 import 'app/view/app.dart';
-import 'app/view/system_tray.dart';
 import 'constants.dart';
 import 'library/library_service.dart';
 import 'local_audio/local_audio_model.dart';
@@ -44,9 +43,7 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
     WindowManager.instance
       ..setMinimumSize(const Size(500, 700))
       ..setSize(const Size(950, 820));
-    if (Platform.isLinux) {
-      await initTray();
-    } else {
+    if (!Platform.isLinux) {
       SystemTheme.fallbackColor = Colors.greenAccent;
       await SystemTheme.accentColor.load();
     }
diff --git a/lib/settings/view/settings_page.dart b/lib/settings/view/settings_page.dart
index 78d16e59d..7ef32de5e 100644
--- a/lib/settings/view/settings_page.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/view/settings_page.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import 'dart:io';
-
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
@@ -42,12 +40,11 @@ class SettingsPage extends StatelessWidget {
         ),
         Expanded(
           child: ListView(
-            children: [
-              const _ThemeSection(),
-              if (Platform.isLinux) const _CloseActionSection(),
-              const _PodcastSection(),
-              const _LocalAudioSection(),
-              const _AboutSection(),
+            children: const [
+              _ThemeSection(),
+              _PodcastSection(),
+              _LocalAudioSection(),
+              _AboutSection(),
             ],
           ),
         ),
@@ -103,6 +100,10 @@ class _ThemeSection extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
   }
 }
 
+// TODO: figure out how to show the window from clicking the dock icon in macos, windows and linux
+// Also figure out how to show the window again, when the gtk window is triggered from the outside (open with)
+// if we can not figure this out, we can not land this feature.
+// ignore: unused_element
 class _CloseActionSection extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
   const _CloseActionSection();
 
diff --git a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index 6bc70a71e..1af123b9b 100644
--- a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <screen_retriever/screen_retriever_plugin.h>
 #include <super_native_extensions/super_native_extensions_plugin.h>
 #include <system_theme/system_theme_plugin.h>
-#include <tray_manager/tray_manager_plugin.h>
 #include <url_launcher_linux/url_launcher_plugin.h>
 #include <window_manager/window_manager_plugin.h>
 #include <yaru_window_linux/yaru_window_linux_plugin.h>
@@ -48,9 +47,6 @@ void fl_register_plugins(FlPluginRegistry* registry) {
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) system_theme_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "SystemThemePlugin");
   system_theme_plugin_register_with_registrar(system_theme_registrar);
-  g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) tray_manager_registrar =
-      fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "TrayManagerPlugin");
-  tray_manager_plugin_register_with_registrar(tray_manager_registrar);
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) url_launcher_linux_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "UrlLauncherPlugin");
   url_launcher_plugin_register_with_registrar(url_launcher_linux_registrar);
diff --git a/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index a5d30a295..d52676c1e 100644
--- a/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   screen_retriever
   super_native_extensions
   system_theme
-  tray_manager
   url_launcher_linux
   window_manager
   yaru_window_linux
diff --git a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index 712af2624..9e16b13bf 100644
--- a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import shared_preferences_foundation
 import sqflite
 import super_native_extensions
 import system_theme
-import tray_manager
 import url_launcher_macos
 import wakelock_plus
 import window_manager
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   SqflitePlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SqflitePlugin"))
   SuperNativeExtensionsPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SuperNativeExtensionsPlugin"))
   SystemThemePlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SystemThemePlugin"))
-  TrayManagerPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "TrayManagerPlugin"))
   UrlLauncherPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "UrlLauncherPlugin"))
   WakelockPlusMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "WakelockPlusMacosPlugin"))
   WindowManagerPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "WindowManagerPlugin"))
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 904b401ce..80ab9772a 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -901,14 +901,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://github.com/media-kit/media-kit"
     source: git
     version: "1.2.4"
-  menu_base:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: menu_base
-      sha256: "820368014a171bd1241030278e6c2617354f492f5c703d7b7d4570a6b8b84405"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.1"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1358,14 +1350,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "3.0.0"
-  shortid:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: shortid
-      sha256: d0b40e3dbb50497dad107e19c54ca7de0d1a274eb9b4404991e443dadb9ebedb
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.2"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
@@ -1531,14 +1515,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.0.1"
-  tray_manager:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: tray_manager
-      sha256: c9a63fd88bd3546287a7eb8ccc978d707eef82c775397af17dda3a4f4c039e64
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.3"
   tuple:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 35bbce93a..25662be7d 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ dependencies:
   smtc_windows: ^0.1.3
   super_drag_and_drop: ^0.8.18
   system_theme: ^3.0.0
-  tray_manager: ^0.2.3
   url_launcher: ^6.3.0
   watch_it: ^1.4.2
   win32: ^5.5.4
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index e0ae59cff..83f0001f2 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ parts:
       dart pub get
       flutter build linux --release -v
       cp -r build/linux/*/release/bundle/* $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/
-    build-packages:
-      - libayatana-appindicator3-dev
 
   deps:
     plugin: nil
diff --git a/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index 820f3252e..b34aa2b54 100644
--- a/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <screen_retriever/screen_retriever_plugin.h>
 #include <super_native_extensions/super_native_extensions_plugin_c_api.h>
 #include <system_theme/system_theme_plugin.h>
-#include <tray_manager/tray_manager_plugin.h>
 #include <url_launcher_windows/url_launcher_windows.h>
 #include <window_manager/window_manager_plugin.h>
 
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ void RegisterPlugins(flutter::PluginRegistry* registry) {
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("SuperNativeExtensionsPluginCApi"));
   SystemThemePluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("SystemThemePlugin"));
-  TrayManagerPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
-      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("TrayManagerPlugin"));
   UrlLauncherWindowsRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("UrlLauncherWindows"));
   WindowManagerPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
diff --git a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index f2b18ea3c..8b941b22e 100644
--- a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   screen_retriever
   super_native_extensions
   system_theme
-  tray_manager
   url_launcher_windows
   window_manager
 )