diff --git a/_data/fields.json b/_data/fields.json
index 8817510..bfa952e 100644
--- a/_data/fields.json
+++ b/_data/fields.json
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
     "icon": "field-dsl",
     "description": "study the design, implementation, and use of programming languages and tools that are specialized to a particular application domain"
   },
-  {
-    "id": "distsys",
-    "title": "Distributed Systems",
-    "icon": "field-distsys",
-    "description": "study methods and technologies for designing, building, and operating computer systems that consist of multiple autonomous components that communicate and coordinate with each other over a network"
-  },
   {
     "id": "ese",
     "title": "Empirical Software Engineering",
diff --git a/_team/vasilios-andrikopoulos.md b/_team/vasilios-andrikopoulos.md
index 35e7a67..897c909 100644
--- a/_team/vasilios-andrikopoulos.md
+++ b/_team/vasilios-andrikopoulos.md
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ callout: "To ensure system longevity, reduce environmental footprint, and mainta
 fields: # use ids from _data/fields.json
   - arch
   - cloud
-  - distsys
   - sustsw
 topics:
   - Cloud Engineering
diff --git a/assets/graphics/sprites.svg b/assets/graphics/sprites.svg
index 524caa8..90f4fa5 100644
--- a/assets/graphics/sprites.svg
+++ b/assets/graphics/sprites.svg
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
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