diff --git a/frontend/layouts/default.vue b/frontend/layouts/default.vue
index 1d87350..5b6d488 100644
--- a/frontend/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/frontend/layouts/default.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-  import { useItemStore } from "~~/stores/items";
   import { useLabelStore } from "~~/stores/labels";
   import { useLocationStore } from "~~/stores/locations";
 
@@ -39,23 +38,11 @@
     },
   });
 
-  const itemStore = useItemStore();
-  const reItem = /\/api\/v1\/items\/.*/gm;
-  const rmItemStoreObserver = defineObserver("itemStore", {
-    handler: r => {
-      if (r.status === 201 || r.url.match(reItem)) {
-        itemStore.refresh();
-      }
-      console.debug("itemStore handler called by observer");
-    },
-  });
-
   const eventBus = useEventBus();
   eventBus.on(
     EventTypes.ClearStores,
     () => {
       labelStore.refresh();
-      itemStore.refresh();
       locationStore.refresh();
     },
     "stores"
@@ -64,7 +51,6 @@
   onUnmounted(() => {
     rmLabelStoreObserver();
     rmLocationStoreObserver();
-    rmItemStoreObserver();
     eventBus.off(EventTypes.ClearStores, "stores");
   });
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/stores/items.ts b/frontend/stores/items.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f973c4..0000000
--- a/frontend/stores/items.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import { defineStore } from "pinia";
-import { ItemOut } from "~~/lib/api/types/data-contracts";
-
-export const useItemStore = defineStore("items", {
-  state: () => ({
-    allItems: null as ItemOut[] | null,
-    client: useUserApi(),
-  }),
-  getters: {
-    /**
-     * items represents the items that are currently in the store. The store is
-     * synched with the server by intercepting the API calls and updating on the
-     * response.
-     */
-    items(state): ItemOut[] {
-      if (state.allItems === null) {
-        Promise.resolve(this.refresh());
-      }
-      return state.allItems;
-    },
-  },
-  actions: {
-    async refresh(): Promise<ItemOut[]> {
-      const result = await this.client.items.getAll();
-      if (result.error) {
-        return result;
-      }
-
-      this.allItems = result.data.items;
-      return result;
-    },
-  },
-});