diff --git a/.hof/shadow/cli/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go b/.hof/shadow/cli/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go
index 129840c44..c95c0d815 100644
--- a/.hof/shadow/cli/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go
+++ b/.hof/shadow/cli/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type EvalFlagpole struct {
 	Resolve       bool
 	Defaults      bool
 	Final         bool
-	Tui           bool
 }
 
 var EvalFlags EvalFlagpole
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ func SetupEvalFlags(fset *pflag.FlagSet, fpole *EvalFlagpole) {
 	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Resolve), "resolve", "", false, "resolve references in value")
 	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Defaults), "defaults", "", false, "use default values if not set")
 	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Final), "final", "", true, "finalize the value")
-	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Tui), "tui", "", false, "open hof's TUI and browse your CUE")
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go b/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go
index 129840c44..c95c0d815 100644
--- a/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go
+++ b/cmd/hof/flags/eval.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type EvalFlagpole struct {
 	Resolve       bool
 	Defaults      bool
 	Final         bool
-	Tui           bool
 }
 
 var EvalFlags EvalFlagpole
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ func SetupEvalFlags(fset *pflag.FlagSet, fpole *EvalFlagpole) {
 	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Resolve), "resolve", "", false, "resolve references in value")
 	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Defaults), "defaults", "", false, "use default values if not set")
 	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Final), "final", "", true, "finalize the value")
-	fset.BoolVarP(&(fpole.Tui), "tui", "", false, "open hof's TUI and browse your CUE")
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/design/cmds/cue.cue b/design/cmds/cue.cue
index dda3d0198..45e3ff013 100644
--- a/design/cmds/cue.cue
+++ b/design/cmds/cue.cue
@@ -165,13 +165,6 @@ EvalCommand: schema.Command & {
 		Type:    "bool"
 		Default: "true"
 		Help:    "finalize the value"
-	}, {
-		Name:    "tui"
-		Long:    "tui"
-		Short:   ""
-		Type:    "bool"
-		Default: "false"
-		Help:    "open hof's TUI and browse your CUE"
 	}]
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/content/getting-started/cue.md b/docs/content/getting-started/cue.md
index 94b9a21e8..a2398f6c3 100644
--- a/docs/content/getting-started/cue.md
+++ b/docs/content/getting-started/cue.md
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ The enhancements are:
 
 - additional methods for data placement
 - increased flexibility for environment variables 
-- @userfiles() to include any file
-- `--tui` flag to open hof's TUI for the commands
+- `@userfiles()/--user-files` to include any file
 
 
 ### Hof & CUE Modules
diff --git a/lib/cuecmd/eval.go b/lib/cuecmd/eval.go
index a807831f7..16ea93379 100644
--- a/lib/cuecmd/eval.go
+++ b/lib/cuecmd/eval.go
@@ -11,16 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/cmd/hof/flags"
 	"github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/lib/cuetils"
 	"github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/lib/runtime"
-	"github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/lib/tui/cmd"
 )
 
 func Eval(args []string, rflags flags.RootPflagpole, cflags flags.EvalFlagpole) error {
 
-	if cflags.Tui {
-		args = append([]string{"eval"}, args...)
-		return cmd.Cmd(args, rflags)
-	}
-
 	start := time.Now()
 	R, err := runtime.New(args, rflags)