diff --git a/hosts/common/default.nix b/hosts/common/default.nix
index a779cf679..dff212a72 100644
--- a/hosts/common/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/default.nix
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@
     '';
   };
 
-  # sane.programs.glib.enableFor.user.colin = true;  # for `gsettings`
-
   # link debug symbols into /run/current-system/sw/lib/debug
   # hopefully picked up by gdb automatically?
   environment.enableDebugInfo = true;
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index c82f82364..93d788c0a 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ in
       "eza"  # a better 'ls'
       # "flashrom"
       "git"  # needed as a user package, for config.
+      # "glib"  # for `gsettings`
       # "gnupg"
       # "gocryptfs"
       # "gopass"