diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d0df490..bb49235 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ pub mod ui;
 pub mod mpris;
 pub use mpris::Mpris;
 
-pub mod playbin_vala;
-pub use playbin_vala::Song as PlaybinSong;
+pub mod playbin_song;
+pub use playbin_song::Song as PlaybinSong;
 
 pub mod subsonic;
-pub mod subsonic_vala;
 
 pub mod playbin2;
 pub type Playbin = playbin2::Playbin<PlaybinSong>;
diff --git a/src/playbin_vala/song.rs b/src/playbin_song.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/playbin_vala/song.rs
rename to src/playbin_song.rs
diff --git a/src/playbin_vala.rs b/src/playbin_vala.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d76a24..0000000
--- a/src/playbin_vala.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,190 +0,0 @@
-pub mod song;
-pub use song::Song;
-
-mod state;
-pub use state::State;
-
-pub mod ffi {
-    use gtk::{gio, glib};
-
-    #[repr(C)]
-    pub struct AudreyPlaybin {
-        parent_instance: glib::gobject_ffi::GObject,
-    }
-
-    #[repr(C)]
-    pub struct AudreyPlaybinClass {
-        parent_class: glib::gobject_ffi::GObjectClass,
-    }
-
-    extern "C" {
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_type() -> glib::ffi::GType;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_new() -> *mut AudreyPlaybin;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_state(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin) -> super::state::ffi::State;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_pause(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_play(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_stop(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_clear(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_volume(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin) -> std::ffi::c_int;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_set_volume(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin, volume: std::ffi::c_int);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_set_api(
-            self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin,
-            api: *mut crate::subsonic_vala::client::ffi::AudreySubsonicClient,
-        );
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_seek(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin, position: f64);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_go_to_next_track(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_go_to_prev_track(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_position(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin) -> f64;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_duration(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin) -> f64;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_mute(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin) -> glib::ffi::gboolean;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_set_mute(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin, mute: glib::ffi::gboolean);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_play_queue_position(
-            self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin,
-        ) -> std::ffi::c_uint;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_play_queue_length(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin) -> std::ffi::c_uint;
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_move_track(
-            self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin,
-            from: std::ffi::c_uint,
-            to: std::ffi::c_uint,
-        );
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_remove_track(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin, position: std::ffi::c_uint);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_select_track(self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin, position: std::ffi::c_uint);
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_get_play_queue(
-            self_: *mut AudreyPlaybin,
-        ) -> *mut gio::ffi::GListModel;
-    }
-}
-
-use adw::prelude::*;
-use glib::translate::{from_glib, from_glib_none, IntoGlib, ToGlibPtr};
-use gtk::{gio, glib};
-
-glib::wrapper! {
-    pub struct Playbin(Object<ffi::AudreyPlaybin, ffi::AudreyPlaybinClass>);
-
-    match fn {
-        type_ => || ffi::audrey_playbin_get_type(),
-    }
-}
-
-impl Default for Playbin {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        unsafe { from_glib_none(ffi::audrey_playbin_new()) }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Playbin {
-    pub fn state(&self) -> State {
-        unsafe { glib::translate::from_glib(ffi::audrey_playbin_get_state(self.to_glib_none().0)) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn pause(&self) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_pause(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn play(&self) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_play(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn volume(&self) -> i32 {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_get_volume(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn set_volume(&self, value: i32) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_set_volume(self.to_glib_none().0, value) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn seek(&self, position: f64) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_seek(self.to_glib_none().0, position) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn go_to_next_track(&self) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_go_to_next_track(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn go_to_prev_track(&self) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_go_to_prev_track(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn position(&self) -> f64 {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_get_position(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn duration(&self) -> f64 {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_get_duration(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn mute(&self) -> bool {
-        unsafe { from_glib(ffi::audrey_playbin_get_mute(self.to_glib_none().0)) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn set_mute(&self, mute: bool) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_set_mute(self.to_glib_none().0, mute.into_glib()) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn play_queue_position(&self) -> u32 {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_get_play_queue_position(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn play_queue_length(&self) -> u32 {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_get_play_queue_length(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn move_track(&self, from: u32, to: u32) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_move_track(self.to_glib_none().0, from, to) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn remove_track(&self, position: u32) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_remove_track(self.to_glib_none().0, position) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn select_track(&self, position: u32) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_select_track(self.to_glib_none().0, position) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn stop(&self) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_stop(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn clear(&self) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_clear(self.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn play_queue(&self) -> gio::ListModel {
-        unsafe { from_glib_none(ffi::audrey_playbin_get_play_queue(self.to_glib_none().0)) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn connect_new_track<F: Fn(&Self, &Song) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> glib::SignalHandlerId {
-        self.connect_closure(
-            "new-track",
-            false,
-            glib::closure_local!(|playbin, song| f(playbin, song)),
-        )
-    }
-
-    pub fn connect_seeked<F: Fn(&Self, f64) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> glib::SignalHandlerId {
-        self.connect_closure(
-            "seeked",
-            false,
-            glib::closure_local!(|playbin, position| f(playbin, position)),
-        )
-    }
-
-    // FIXME: this would be useful in other places, probably
-    pub fn connect_notify_future_local<
-        F: Fn(&Self, &glib::ParamSpec) -> U + 'static,
-        U: std::future::Future<Output = ()> + 'static,
-    >(
-        &self,
-        name: &str,
-        f: F,
-    ) {
-        self.connect_notify_local(Some(name), move |self_, param_spec| {
-            glib::spawn_future_local(f(self_, param_spec));
-        });
-    }
-
-    pub fn set_api(&self, api: &crate::subsonic_vala::Client) {
-        unsafe { ffi::audrey_playbin_set_api(self.to_glib_none().0, api.to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/playbin_vala/state.rs b/src/playbin_vala/state.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7379bc4..0000000
--- a/src/playbin_vala/state.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-pub mod ffi {
-    use gtk::glib;
-
-    pub type State = std::ffi::c_int;
-
-    extern "C" {
-        pub fn audrey_playbin_state_get_type() -> glib::ffi::GType;
-    }
-}
-
-use glib::prelude::*;
-use gtk::glib;
-
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum State {
-    Stopped,
-    Paused,
-    Playing,
-}
-
-impl glib::translate::FromGlib<ffi::State> for State {
-    unsafe fn from_glib(value: ffi::State) -> Self {
-        match value {
-            0 => Self::Stopped,
-            1 => Self::Paused,
-            2 => Self::Playing,
-            _ => unreachable!(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-unsafe impl<'a> glib::value::FromValue<'a> for State {
-    type Checker = glib::value::GenericValueTypeChecker<Self>;
-
-    unsafe fn from_value(value: &'a glib::Value) -> Self {
-        use glib::translate::ToGlibPtr;
-
-        glib::translate::from_glib(glib::gobject_ffi::g_value_get_enum(value.to_glib_none().0))
-    }
-}
-
-impl StaticType for State {
-    fn static_type() -> glib::Type {
-        unsafe { glib::translate::from_glib(ffi::audrey_playbin_state_get_type()) }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/subsonic_vala.rs b/src/subsonic_vala.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a8a3367..0000000
--- a/src/subsonic_vala.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-pub mod client;
-pub use client::Client;
-
-mod song;
-pub use song::Song;
diff --git a/src/subsonic_vala/client.rs b/src/subsonic_vala/client.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c4647b2..0000000
--- a/src/subsonic_vala/client.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-pub mod ffi {
-    use gtk::glib;
-    use std::ffi::c_char;
-
-    #[repr(C)]
-    pub struct AudreySubsonicClient {
-        parent_instance: glib::gobject_ffi::GObject,
-    }
-
-    #[repr(C)]
-    pub struct AudreySubsonicClientClass {
-        parent_class: glib::gobject_ffi::GObjectClass,
-    }
-
-    extern "C" {
-        pub fn audrey_subsonic_client_get_type() -> glib::ffi::GType;
-        pub fn audrey_subsonic_client_new_with_token(
-            server_url: *mut c_char,
-            username: *mut c_char,
-            token: *mut c_char,
-            salt: *mut c_char,
-        ) -> *mut AudreySubsonicClient;
-    }
-}
-
-use glib::translate::{from_glib_none, ToGlibPtr};
-use gtk::glib;
-
-glib::wrapper! {
-    pub struct Client(Object<ffi::AudreySubsonicClient, ffi::AudreySubsonicClientClass>);
-
-    match fn {
-        type_ => || ffi::audrey_subsonic_client_get_type(),
-    }
-}
-
-impl Client {
-    pub fn with_token(server_url: &str, username: &str, token: &str, salt: &str) -> Self {
-        unsafe {
-            from_glib_none(ffi::audrey_subsonic_client_new_with_token(
-                server_url.to_glib_none().0,
-                username.to_glib_none().0,
-                token.to_glib_none().0,
-                salt.to_glib_none().0,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/subsonic_vala/song.rs b/src/subsonic_vala/song.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b315bf..0000000
--- a/src/subsonic_vala/song.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-mod ffi {
-    use gtk::glib;
-    use std::ffi::*;
-
-    #[repr(C)]
-    #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-    pub struct AudreySubsonicSong {
-        pub id: *mut c_char,
-        pub title: *mut c_char,
-        pub album: *mut c_char,
-        pub artist: *mut c_char,
-        pub track: i64,
-        pub year: i64,
-        pub starred: *mut glib::ffi::GDateTime,
-        pub duration: i64,
-        pub play_count: i64,
-        pub genre: *mut c_char,
-        pub cover_art: *mut c_char,
-    }
-
-    extern "C" {
-        pub fn audrey_subsonic_song_copy(ptr: *const AudreySubsonicSong)
-            -> *mut AudreySubsonicSong;
-        pub fn audrey_subsonic_song_free(ptr: *mut AudreySubsonicSong);
-        pub fn audrey_subsonic_song_get_type() -> glib::ffi::GType;
-    }
-}
-
-use gtk::glib;
-
-glib::wrapper! {
-    pub struct Song(BoxedInline<ffi::AudreySubsonicSong>);
-
-    match fn {
-        copy => |ptr| ffi::audrey_subsonic_song_copy(ptr),
-        free => |ptr| ffi::audrey_subsonic_song_free(ptr),
-        type_ => || ffi::audrey_subsonic_song_get_type(),
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/ui/setup.rs b/src/ui/setup.rs
index ee207ec..be640c2 100644
--- a/src/ui/setup.rs
+++ b/src/ui/setup.rs
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ mod imp {
     }
 
     #[glib::derived_properties]
-    impl ObjectImpl for Setup {
-        fn signals() -> &'static [Signal] {
-            static SIGNALS: OnceLock<Vec<Signal>> = OnceLock::new();
-            SIGNALS.get_or_init(|| {
-                vec![Signal::builder("connected")
-                    .param_types([crate::subsonic_vala::Client::static_type()])
-                    .build()]
-            })
-        }
-    }
+    impl ObjectImpl for Setup {}
 
     impl WidgetImpl for Setup {}
 
@@ -121,34 +112,6 @@ mod imp {
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
 
-            // please REMOVEME once we've killed vala
-            fn get_random_salt(length: usize) -> String {
-                use rand::Rng;
-                let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-                std::iter::repeat(())
-                    // 0.9: s/distributions/distr
-                    .map(|()| rng.sample(rand::distributions::Alphanumeric))
-                    .map(char::from)
-                    .take(length)
-                    .collect::<String>()
-            }
-            let new_salt = get_random_salt(8);
-            use md5::Digest;
-            let mut hasher = md5::Md5::new();
-            hasher.update(self.obj().password().as_bytes());
-            hasher.update(new_salt.as_bytes());
-            let new_token_bytes = hasher.finalize();
-            let new_token = base16ct::lower::encode_string(&new_token_bytes);
-
-            let vala_api = crate::subsonic_vala::Client::with_token(
-                &self.obj().server_url(),
-                &self.obj().username(),
-                &new_token,
-                &new_salt,
-            );
-            self.obj().set_authn_can_edit(true);
-
-            self.obj().emit_by_name::<()>("connected", &[&vala_api]);
             self.connected.emit(self.obj().as_ref(), Rc::new(api));
         }
     }