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@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ the only hard dependency for my exported pkgs/modules should be [nixpkgs][nixpkg
 building [hosts/](./hosts/) will require [sops][sops].
 
 you might specifically be interested in these files (elaborated further in #key-points-of-interest):
-- ~~[`sxmo-utils`](./pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix)~~
-  - these files will remain until my config settles down, but i no longer use or maintain SXMO.
 - [my implementation of impermanence](./modules/persist/default.nix)
 - my way of deploying dotfiles/configuring programs per-user:
   - [modules/fs/](./modules/fs/default.nix)