diff --git a/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix b/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
index 8d116953e..b3d1a6651 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
   sane.programs.nvme-cli.enableFor.system = false;  # does not cross compile (libhugetlbfs)
   sane.programs.pyright.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # python neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
 
+  # disable the following non-essential programs which are excessively slow to build or large to copy
+  sane.programs.rust-analyzer.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # rust neovim LSP
+  sane.programs.typescript-language-server.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # rust js/TypeScript LSP
+
   # enabled for easier debugging
   sane.programs.eg25-control.enableFor.user.colin = true;
   # sane.programs.rtl8723cs-wowlan.enableFor.user.colin = true;