diff --git a/m/eudy/kernel/perf.nix b/m/eudy/kernel/perf.nix
index 51340dfc..304a59f2 100644
--- a/m/eudy/kernel/perf.nix
+++ b/m/eudy/kernel/perf.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
-{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
 
 {
-  # add the perf tool
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    config.boot.kernelPackages.perf
-  ];
-
   # allow non-root users to read tracing data from the kernel
   boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.perf_event_paranoid" = -2;
   boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.kptr_restrict" = 0;