diff --git a/1-background/background.tex b/1-background/background.tex
deleted file mode 100644
index b4e5b80..0000000
--- a/1-background/background.tex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-\part{Background}
-\mainlabel{background}
diff --git a/4-conclusion/part.tex b/4-conclusion/part.tex
deleted file mode 100644
index 527dd65..0000000
--- a/4-conclusion/part.tex
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-\part{Conclusion}
-\mainlabel{conclusion_appendices}
diff --git a/main.tex b/main.tex
index e947baa..aabf1a1 100644
--- a/main.tex
+++ b/main.tex
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 \importchapter{0-front}{contents}
 
 \mainmatter
-%\import{1-background}{background}
 \importchapter{1-background/introduction}{introduction}
 \importchapter{1-background/related-work}{related-work}
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
 \importchapter{3-manipulation/visual-hand}{visual-hand}
 \importchapter{3-manipulation/visuo-haptic-hand}{visuo-haptic-hand}
 
-%\import{4-conclusion}{part}
 \bookmarksetup{startatroot}% End the parts in TOC to set chapters at the root level
 \importchapter{4-conclusion}{conclusion}