diff --git a/templates/config.j2 b/templates/config.j2
index cb6c4fd..6040bd8 100644
--- a/templates/config.j2
+++ b/templates/config.j2
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ exec_always feh --bg-scale {{ i3_desktop_background }}
 exec_always xset s off
 exec xset -dpms
 {% endif %}
-exec compton
 
 {% if enable_lock_after_time | bool %}
 exec xautolock -time {{ lock_after_time }} -locker 'maim /tmp/screen_locked.png; mogrify -scale 10% -scale 1000% /tmp/screen_locked.png; i3lock -i /tmp/screen_locked.png'
diff --git a/vars/Archlinux.yml b/vars/Archlinux.yml
index 5bf0063..efc7380 100644
--- a/vars/Archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ __i3_packages:
   - i3lock
   - i3status
   - rofi
-  - compton
   - feh
   - tmux
   - terminator
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
index 6c1f65b..756e536 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 __i3_packages:
   - i3
   - rofi
-  - compton
   - feh
   - tmux
   - terminator
diff --git a/vars/Fedora.yml b/vars/Fedora.yml
index bb33b42..8d9fe91 100644
--- a/vars/Fedora.yml
+++ b/vars/Fedora.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 __i3_packages:
   - i3
-  - compton
   - feh
   - tmux
   - terminator
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index 9f47b30..d23cc6c 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 __i3_packages:
   - i3
-  - compton
   - feh
   - tmux
   - terminator
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index c755529..cf038d5 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ __i3_workspaces:
 
 user: "{{ i3wm_user }}"
 
-playbook_version_number: 9016  # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 9017  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'role-i3wm_chaos-bodensee_github.com.version'