diff --git a/lua/core/default_config.lua b/lua/core/default_config.lua
index 74fd9f5..be9cc7c 100644
--- a/lua/core/default_config.lua
+++ b/lua/core/default_config.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ M.ui = {
 
 M.plugins = {
    override = {},
+   remove = {},
 
    options = {
       packer = {
diff --git a/lua/core/utils.lua b/lua/core/utils.lua
index 75f3390..da714cd 100644
--- a/lua/core/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/core/utils.lua
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ M.load_ifExists = function(module)
    end
 end
 
+-- remove plugins defined in chadrc
+M.remove_default_plugins = function(plugins)
+   local removals = require("core.utils").load_config().plugins.remove or {}
+   if not vim.tbl_isempty(removals) then
+      for _, plugin in pairs(removals) do plugins[plugin] = nil end
+   end
+   return plugins
+end
+
 -- merge default/user plugin tables
 
 M.plugin_list = function(default_plugins)
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index f145f45..06f75e8 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ local plugins = {
    },
 }
 
+plugins = require("core.utils").remove_default_plugins(plugins)
 -- merge user plugin table & default plugin table
 plugins = require("core.utils").plugin_list(plugins)