diff --git a/scenes/player/player.gd b/scenes/player/player.gd
index ce06d2c..c2361c7 100644
--- a/scenes/player/player.gd
+++ b/scenes/player/player.gd
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 class_name Player extends CharacterBody2D
 
+const DEADZONE: float = 0.1
+
 @export var id: int = 1
 @export var max_speed: float = 90
 
 @onready var sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D
 @onready var state_machine: StateMachine = $StateMachine
 
-var is_hitting: bool = false
-var was_moving: bool = false
 var anim_dir: String
 var def_dir: String
 
@@ -20,34 +20,3 @@ func get_movement_vector() -> Vector2:
 	var x_mov: float = Input.get_action_strength('move_right') - Input.get_action_strength('move_left')
 	var y_mov: float = Input.get_action_strength('move_down') - Input.get_action_strength('move_up')
 	return Vector2(x_mov, y_mov)
-
-func hit(dir: String) -> void:
-	if not is_hitting:
-		sprite.play('up' if id == 1 else 'down')
-		sprite.frame = 1
-		sprite.pause()
-		
-		var sprite_texture: Texture2D = sprite.sprite_frames.get_frame_texture('up', 1)
-		var hit_node: Area2D = preload("res://scenes/hit/hit.tscn").instantiate()
-		
-		# flip entire node horizontally if spawning left
-		# flip vertically if player 2
-		hit_node.scale = Vector2(
-			-1 if dir == "left" else 1,
-			1 if id == 1 else -1
-		)
-		add_child(hit_node)
-		
-		# set position according to frame width and height
-		@warning_ignore("integer_division")
-		hit_node.global_position = global_position + Vector2(
-			(sprite_texture.get_width()/2)*(-1 if dir == "left" else 1),
-			(sprite_texture.get_height()*-1) if id == 1 else 4
-		)
-		
-		hit_node.timer.connect("timeout", _on_hit_end)
-	
-	is_hitting = true
-
-func _on_hit_end() -> void:
-	is_hitting = false
diff --git a/scenes/player/states/idle.gd b/scenes/player/states/idle.gd
index 15960cd..90390e6 100644
--- a/scenes/player/states/idle.gd
+++ b/scenes/player/states/idle.gd
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func _enter(_previous_state_path: String, _data: Dictionary = {}) -> void:
 func _state_physics_update(_delta: float) -> void:
 	var movement_vector: Vector2 = player.get_movement_vector()
 	
-	if movement_vector.length() >= 1:
+	if movement_vector.length() > player.DEADZONE:
 		finished.emit(RUNNING)
 		return
 	elif Input.is_action_pressed("hit_left"):