diff --git a/internal/fsext/fileutil.go b/internal/fsext/fileutil.go
index e350b61f6c4fd02c0088cc1f2f5c35c0bbc45259..2793c11116d1f3574b9ce051afd76e6d056c7030 100644
--- a/internal/fsext/fileutil.go
+++ b/internal/fsext/fileutil.go
@@ -23,48 +23,12 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	var err error
-	rgPath, err = exec.LookPath("rg")
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Warn("Ripgrep (rg) not found in $PATH. Some features might be limited or slower.")
-	}
 	fzfPath, err = exec.LookPath("fzf")
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Warn("FZF not found in $PATH. Some features might be limited or slower.")
 	}
 }
 
-func GetRgCmd(globPattern string) *exec.Cmd {
-	if rgPath == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	rgArgs := []string{
-		"--files",
-		"-L",
-		"--null",
-	}
-	if globPattern != "" {
-		if !filepath.IsAbs(globPattern) && !strings.HasPrefix(globPattern, "/") {
-			globPattern = "/" + globPattern
-		}
-		rgArgs = append(rgArgs, "--glob", globPattern)
-	}
-	return exec.Command(rgPath, rgArgs...)
-}
-
-func GetRgSearchCmd(pattern, path, include string) *exec.Cmd {
-	if rgPath == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	// Use -n to show line numbers and include the matched line
-	args := []string{"-H", "-n", pattern}
-	if include != "" {
-		args = append(args, "--glob", include)
-	}
-	args = append(args, path)
-
-	return exec.Command(rgPath, args...)
-}
-
 type FileInfo struct {
 	Path    string
 	ModTime time.Time
diff --git a/internal/llm/tools/glob.go b/internal/llm/tools/glob.go
index c70c76b7d2dbd798118a54859e5672dacc6e1304..0c1ac102c2f76f6abc7fb25a2e4c11e38e125444 100644
--- a/internal/llm/tools/glob.go
+++ b/internal/llm/tools/glob.go
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 package tools
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"log/slog"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/fsext"
@@ -139,49 +134,5 @@ func (g *globTool) Run(ctx context.Context, call ToolCall) (ToolResponse, error)
 }
 
 func globFiles(pattern, searchPath string, limit int) ([]string, bool, error) {
-	cmdRg := fsext.GetRgCmd(pattern)
-	if cmdRg != nil {
-		cmdRg.Dir = searchPath
-		matches, err := runRipgrep(cmdRg, searchPath, limit)
-		if err == nil {
-			return matches, len(matches) >= limit && limit > 0, nil
-		}
-		slog.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Ripgrep execution failed: %v. Falling back to doublestar.", err))
-	}
-
 	return fsext.GlobWithDoubleStar(pattern, searchPath, limit)
 }
-
-func runRipgrep(cmd *exec.Cmd, searchRoot string, limit int) ([]string, error) {
-	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		if ee, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok && ee.ExitCode() == 1 {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ripgrep: %w\n%s", err, out)
-	}
-
-	var matches []string
-	for p := range bytes.SplitSeq(out, []byte{0}) {
-		if len(p) == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		absPath := string(p)
-		if !filepath.IsAbs(absPath) {
-			absPath = filepath.Join(searchRoot, absPath)
-		}
-		if fsext.SkipHidden(absPath) {
-			continue
-		}
-		matches = append(matches, absPath)
-	}
-
-	sort.SliceStable(matches, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return len(matches[i]) < len(matches[j])
-	})
-
-	if limit > 0 && len(matches) > limit {
-		matches = matches[:limit]
-	}
-	return matches, nil
-}