diff --git a/homes/me/default.nix b/homes/me/default.nix
index 3a9855a..835f509 100755
--- a/homes/me/default.nix
+++ b/homes/me/default.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
   ];
 
   home = {
-    username = "me";
-
     shellAliases = {
       # rebuild = "sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /home/me/flake --show-trace";
       # trybuild = "sudo nixos-rebuild test --flake /home/me/flake --show-trace";
@@ -39,9 +37,6 @@
       man = "batman"; # bat + man
     };
 
-    sessionVariables = {
-      NIX_SHELL_PRESERVE_PROMPT = 1;
-    };
     pointerCursor = {
       gtk.enable = true;
       # x11.enable = true # dont enable since im on hyprland
@@ -91,8 +86,6 @@
   };
 
   programs = {
-    # these are both required for home-manager to work
-    home-manager.enable = true;
     hyfetch = {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
@@ -177,8 +170,6 @@
   };
   # the ssh-agent won't set this for itself...
   # systemd.user.sessionVariables.SSH_AUTH_SOCK = "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ssh-agent";
-  # Nicely reload system units when changing configs
-  systemd.user.startServices = "sd-switch";
 
   home.stateVersion = "24.05"; # don't change this
 }