diff --git a/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix b/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix
index fca9ecdca..0b3499e8d 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # config options: <https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/administration/config-cheat-sheet/>
 # TODO: service shouldn't run as `git` user, but as `gitea`
-{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
 
 {
   sane.persist.sys.byStore.private = [
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@
     # we need more protos for sendmail to work. i thought it only needed +AF_LOCAL, but that didn't work.
     RestrictAddressFamilies = lib.mkForce "~";
     # add maildrop to allow sendmail to work
-    ReadWritePaths = lib.mkForce [
+    ReadWritePaths = [
       "/var/lib/postfix/queue/maildrop"
-      "/var/lib/gitea"
     ];
   };