diff --git a/machines/servo/default.nix b/machines/servo/default.nix
index b3b09dd8..8a0b1716 100644
--- a/machines/servo/default.nix
+++ b/machines/servo/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     ./services
   ];
 
-  sane.home-manager.enable = true;
   sane.home-manager.extraPackages = [
     # for administering services
     pkgs.matrix-synapse
diff --git a/modules/gui/default.nix b/modules/gui/default.nix
index 4fa3b121..36423b71 100644
--- a/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     sane.home-packages.enableGuiPkgs = lib.mkDefault true;
-    sane.home-manager.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
     # all GUIs use network manager?
     users.users.nm-iodine.uid = config.sane.allocations.nm-iodine-uid;
   };
diff --git a/modules/universal/env/home-manager.nix b/modules/universal/env/home-manager.nix
index a85aaac5..ecd3b8ea 100644
--- a/modules/universal/env/home-manager.nix
+++ b/modules/universal/env/home-manager.nix
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ let
 in
 {
   options = {
-    sane.home-manager.enable = mkOption {
-      default = false;
-      type = types.bool;
-    };
-
     # packages to deploy to the user's home
     sane.home-manager.extraPackages = mkOption {
       default = [ ];
@@ -47,7 +42,7 @@ in
     };
   };
 
-  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+  config = {
     sops.secrets."aerc_accounts" = {
       owner = config.users.users.colin.name;
       sopsFile = ../../../secrets/universal/aerc_accounts.conf;