diff --git a/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/ApproveAction.php b/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/ApproveAction.php
index 8e3e77d..32748df 100644
--- a/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/ApproveAction.php
+++ b/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/ApproveAction.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class ApproveAction
     protected function notify(VacationRequest $vacationRequest): void
     {
         $users = User::query()
+            ->where("id", "!=", $vacationRequest->user->id)
             ->whereIn("role", [Role::TechnicalApprover, Role::AdministrativeApprover, Role::Administrator])
             ->get();
 
diff --git a/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/CancelAction.php b/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/CancelAction.php
index cb27004..13a0868 100644
--- a/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/CancelAction.php
+++ b/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/CancelAction.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class CancelAction
     protected function notify(VacationRequest $vacationRequest): void
     {
         $users = User::query()
+            ->where("id", "!=", $vacationRequest->user->id)
             ->whereIn("role", [Role::TechnicalApprover, Role::AdministrativeApprover, Role::Administrator])
             ->get();
 
diff --git a/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/RejectAction.php b/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/RejectAction.php
index 12acf95..6703830 100644
--- a/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/RejectAction.php
+++ b/app/Domain/Actions/VacationRequest/RejectAction.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class RejectAction
     protected function notify(VacationRequest $vacationRequest): void
     {
         $users = User::query()
+            ->where("id", "!=", $vacationRequest->user->id)
             ->whereIn("role", [Role::TechnicalApprover, Role::AdministrativeApprover, Role::Administrator])
             ->get();
 
diff --git a/app/Eloquent/Scopes/SelectedYearPeriodScope.php b/app/Eloquent/Scopes/SelectedYearPeriodScope.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e278570..0000000
--- a/app/Eloquent/Scopes/SelectedYearPeriodScope.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Toby\Eloquent\Scopes;
-
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Scope;
-use Toby\Eloquent\Helpers\YearPeriodRetriever;
-
-class SelectedYearPeriodScope implements Scope
-{
-    public function __construct(
-        protected YearPeriodRetriever $yearPeriodRetriever,
-    ) {}
-
-    public function apply(Builder $builder, Model $model): Builder
-    {
-        return $builder->where("year_period_id", $this->yearPeriodRetriever->selected()->id);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/Infrastructure/Console/Commands/CreateUserCommand.php b/app/Infrastructure/Console/Commands/CreateUserCommand.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b0092fd..0000000
--- a/app/Infrastructure/Console/Commands/CreateUserCommand.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Toby\Infrastructure\Console\Commands;
-
-use Illuminate\Console\Command;
-use Toby\Eloquent\Models\User;
-
-class CreateUserCommand extends Command
-{
-    protected $signature = "user:create {email : an email for the user}";
-    protected $description = "Creates a user";
-
-    public function handle(): void
-    {
-        $email = $this->argument("email");
-
-        User::factory([
-            "email" => $email,
-        ])->create();
-
-        $this->info("The user has been created");
-    }
-}