diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
index 6ee4bbbc..1d87dd64 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ let
 in
 {
   imports = [
-    ./gnome.nix
     ./greetd.nix
     ./gtk.nix
     ./sxmo
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/gnome.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/gnome.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d5294db4..00000000
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/gnome.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
-
-let
-  cfg = config.sane.gui.gnome;
-in
-{
-  options = with lib; {
-    sane.gui.gnome.enable = mkOption {
-      default = false;
-      type = types.bool;
-    };
-  };
-
-  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    sane.programs.guiApps.enableFor.user.colin = true;
-
-    # start gnome/gdm on boot
-    services.xserver.enable = true;
-    services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
-    services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
-
-    # gnome does networking stuff with networkmanager
-    networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
-    networking.wireless.enable = lib.mkForce false;
-
-
-    # services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable enables some default apps we don't really care about.
-    # see <nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix>
-    environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
-      # gnome.gnome-menus  # unused outside gnome classic, but probably harmless
-      gnome.gnome-control-center  #< if you want a faster deploy
-      gnome-tour
-    ];
-
-    # disable these for a faster build cycle
-    services.dleyna-renderer.enable = false;
-    services.dleyna-server.enable = false;
-    services.gnome.gnome-browser-connector.enable = false;
-    services.gnome.gnome-initial-setup.enable = false;
-    services.gnome.gnome-remote-desktop.enable = false;
-    services.gnome.gnome-user-share.enable = false;
-    services.gnome.rygel.enable = false;
-    services.gnome.evolution-data-server.enable = lib.mkForce false;
-    services.gnome.gnome-online-accounts.enable = lib.mkForce false;
-    services.gnome.gnome-online-miners.enable = lib.mkForce false;
-  };
-  # user extras:
-  # obtain these by running `dconf dump /` after manually customizing gnome
-  # TODO: fix "is not of type `GVariant value'"
-  # dconf.settings = lib.mkIf (gui == "gnome") {
-  #   gnome = {
-  #     # control alt-tab behavior
-  #     "org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings" = {
-  #       switch-applications = [ "<Super>Tab" ];
-  #       switch-applications-backward=[];
-  #       switch-windows=["<Alt>Tab"];
-  #       switch-windows-backward=["<Super><Alt>Tab"];
-  #     };
-  #     # idle power savings
-  #     "org/gnome/settings-deamon/plugins/power" = {
-  #       idle-brigthness = 50;
-  #       sleep-inactive-ac-type = "nothing";
-  #       sleep-inactive-battery-timeout = 5400;  # seconds
-  #     };
-  #     "org/gnome/shell" = {
-  #       favorite-apps = [
-  #         "org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop"
-  #         "firefox.desktop"
-  #         # "org.gnome.Terminal.desktop"
-  #       ];
-  #     };
-  #     "org/gnome/desktop/session" = {
-  #       # how long until considering a session idle (triggers e.g. screen blanking)
-  #       idle-delay = 900;
-  #     };
-  #     "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
-  #       text-scaling-factor = 1.25;
-  #     };
-  #     "org/gnome/desktop/media-handling" = {
-  #       # don't auto-mount inserted media
-  #       automount = false;
-  #       automount-open = false;
-  #     };
-  #   };
-  # };
-
-}