diff --git a/day-17/day-17.py b/day-17/day-17.py
index 459aa39..127b6e6 100644
--- a/day-17/day-17.py
+++ b/day-17/day-17.py
@@ -4,20 +4,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 def part_1(input):
     result = 0
-    x, y = input[0].rstrip().replace('target area: ', '').replace(
+    _, y = input[0].rstrip().replace('target area: ', '').replace(
         'x=', '').replace('y=', '').split(', ')
-    x_min, x_max = [int(c) for c in x.split('..')]
     y_min, y_max = [int(c) for c in y.split('..')]
-    vx_0 = 0
-    min_num_steps = 0
-    while True:
-        vx_0 += 1
-        x_end = vx_0 * (vx_0 + 1) / 2
-        if x_min <= x_end <= x_max:
-            min_num_steps = vx_0
-            break
-        elif x_end > x_max:
-            break
     max_valid_height = 0
     for vy_0 in range(-y_min):
         vy = vy_0