diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0fefab..a79426f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This is a plugin for the [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) note-taking app.
 
 It creates a calendar view of events that have been specified using the [YAML](https://yaml.org/) syntax within a fenced block.
 
-- Organises events into "groupings"; you can group events by **day**, **week**, **month** or **year**
+- Organises events into "groupings"; you can group events by **day**, **week**, or **month**
 - Focus is on readability and simplicity of content, which is why the **YAML** is simple in structure
 
 ###### Example Day view
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Events are specified using the YAML syntax, with the following keys:
 > Sets the grouping for the view
 > - _**optional**_ 
 > - **default** `day`
-> - **accepts** : `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`, `d`, `w`, `m`, `y`
+> - **accepts** : `day`, `week`, `month`, `d`, `w`, `m`
 
 ### events:
 > Each individual event is a list with its own properties
diff --git a/src/Calendar/EventGrouping/YearGrouping.ts b/src/Calendar/EventGrouping/YearGrouping.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e8f8b5..0000000
--- a/src/Calendar/EventGrouping/YearGrouping.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import EventGrouping from "./EventGrouping";
-import { Event, Groups } from "../../types";
-import {
-  add,
-  differenceInCalendarYears,
-  isThisYear as dateFnsIsThisYear,
-} from "date-fns";
-
-export default class YearGrouping extends EventGrouping {
-  static isThisYear(date: Date): boolean {
-    return dateFnsIsThisYear(date);
-  }
-
-  constructor(sortedEvents: Event[]) {
-    super(sortedEvents);
-    this.groups = this.group();
-  }
-
-  group(): Groups {
-    const numberOfGroups = differenceInCalendarYears(
-      this.lastEvent.date,
-      this.firstEvent.date
-    );
-
-    return this.sortedEvents.reduce((prev, event) => {
-      const groupNumber = differenceInCalendarYears(
-        event.date,
-        this.firstEvent.date
-      );
-
-      prev[groupNumber].push(event);
-
-      return prev;
-    }, this.generateEmptyGroups(numberOfGroups));
-  }
-
-  public getDateFromGroupIndex(index: number): Date {
-    const startDate = this.firstEvent.date;
-
-    return add(startDate, { years: index });
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/Calendar/HtmlRenderer/Year/GroupYearRenderer.ts b/src/Calendar/HtmlRenderer/Year/GroupYearRenderer.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b5a5ea5..0000000
--- a/src/Calendar/HtmlRenderer/Year/GroupYearRenderer.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import { Event } from "../../../types";
-import YearGrouping from "../../EventGrouping/YearGrouping";
-
-import GroupRenderer from "../Abstract/GroupRenderer";
-
-export default class GroupYearRenderer extends GroupRenderer {
-  constructor(group: Event[], groupDate: Date, groupIndex: number) {
-    super(group, groupDate, groupIndex);
-
-    if (YearGrouping.isThisYear(groupDate)) {
-      this.highlightGroup();
-    }
-  }
-
-  protected renderDateAsIcon(eventDate, groupIndex): HTMLSpanElement {
-    const html = document.createElement("span");
-    html.className = "icon";
-
-    html.textContent = eventDate.toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-      year: "numeric",
-    });
-    html.className += " primary";
-
-    if (YearGrouping.isThisYear(eventDate)) {
-      html.className += " highlighted";
-    }
-
-    return html;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/Calendar/HtmlRenderer/Year/index.ts b/src/Calendar/HtmlRenderer/Year/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 26ff7b6..0000000
--- a/src/Calendar/HtmlRenderer/Year/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { Event } from "../../../types";
-import YearGrouping from "../../EventGrouping/YearGrouping";
-import Renderer from "../Abstract/Renderer";
-import GroupYearRenderer from "./GroupYearRenderer";
-
-export default class YearRenderer extends Renderer {
-  constructor(eventGrouping: YearGrouping) {
-    super(eventGrouping);
-    this.container.className += " scale-year";
-  }
-
-  protected renderGroups(
-    group: Event[],
-    groupDate: Date,
-    groupIndex: number
-  ): HTMLDivElement {
-    return new GroupYearRenderer(group, groupDate, groupIndex).render();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/Calendar/index.ts b/src/Calendar/index.ts
index 50fa8a5..9b57be4 100644
--- a/src/Calendar/index.ts
+++ b/src/Calendar/index.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import Events from "./Events/";
 import DayGrouping from "./EventGrouping/DayGrouping";
 import MonthGrouping from "./EventGrouping/MonthGrouping";
 import WeekGrouping from "./EventGrouping/MonthGrouping";
-import YearGrouping from "./EventGrouping/YearGrouping";
 import DayRenderer from "./HtmlRenderer/Day";
 import MonthRenderer from "./HtmlRenderer/Month";
 import WeekRenderer from "./HtmlRenderer/Week";
-import YearRenderer from "./HtmlRenderer/Year";
 
 export default class Calendar {
   public readonly jsonContent: object;
@@ -36,10 +34,6 @@ export default class Calendar {
         return new MonthRenderer(
           new MonthGrouping(this.events.sortedEvents)
         ).render();
-      case GroupTypes.Year:
-        return new YearRenderer(
-          new YearGrouping(this.events.sortedEvents)
-        ).render();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 44fe5fe..a550dc4 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ export enum GroupTypes {
   Day = "D",
   Week = "W",
   Month = "M",
-  Year = "Y",
 }
 
 export interface Event {