diff --git a/common/misc.nix b/common/misc.nix
index 3061e72..af95d1b 100644
--- a/common/misc.nix
+++ b/common/misc.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     automatic = true;
     dates = "weekly";
     randomizedDelaySec = "45min";
-    options = "--delete-older-than 30d";
   };
   nix.optimise.automatic = true;
   services.fstrim.enable = true;
diff --git a/hosts/tohru/default.nix b/hosts/tohru/default.nix
index e4f9c8e..cde1a8d 100644
--- a/hosts/tohru/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/tohru/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 
-let
-  inherit (lib) mkForce;
-in
 {
   imports = [
     ./filesystems.nix
@@ -26,11 +23,6 @@ in
   console.keyMap = "uk";
   services.xserver.xkb.layout = "gb";
 
-  # tohru does not have the resources to run these under other load and is generally powered off when not in use.
-  # instead, just run `nix-collect-garbage -d` and `nix-store --optimise` every so often.
-  nix.gc.automatic = mkForce false;
-  nix.optimise.automatic = mkForce false;
-
   fountain.users.qenya.enable = true;
   age.secrets.user-password-tohru-qenya.file = ../../secrets/user-password-tohru-qenya.age;
   users.users.qenya.hashedPasswordFile = config.age.secrets.user-password-tohru-qenya.path;