diff --git a/home/env.nix b/home/env.nix
index e196dd9..f2b2551 100644
--- a/home/env.nix
+++ b/home/env.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
   home.sessionPath = [
     "${config.xdg.configHome}/emacs/bin"
     "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.cargo/bin"
-    "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.local/bin"
   ];
 }
diff --git a/home/x/i3bar.nix b/home/x/i3bar.nix
index c4b1e5a..a9c4b65 100644
--- a/home/x/i3bar.nix
+++ b/home/x/i3bar.nix
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ in
           settings = i3BarTheme;
 
           blocks = [
-            {
-              block = "pomodoro";
-              length = 60;
-              break_length = 10;
-              use_nag = true;
-            }
             {
               block = "disk_space";
               path = "/";
@@ -75,12 +69,6 @@ in
               # TODO: use format when i3status-rust updates to v0.20
               # format = "{percentage}";
             }
-            {
-              block = "music";
-              player = "spotify";
-              buttons = ["prev" "play" "next"];
-              hide_when_empty = true;
-            }
             {
               block = "sound";
               driver = "pulseaudio";
diff --git a/hosts/boreal/default.nix b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
index b7ab958..e31549c 100644
--- a/hosts/boreal/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ in
     borg-backup = {
       enable = true;
       repo = secrets.borg-backup.boreal-repo;
-      # for a workstation, having backups spanning the last month should be
-      # enough
-      prune = {
-        keep = {
-          daily = 7;
-          weekly = 4;
-        };
-      };
       paths = [
         "/home/alarsyo"
       ];
diff --git a/services/borg-backup.nix b/services/borg-backup.nix
index 866a2af..6c4e132 100644
--- a/services/borg-backup.nix
+++ b/services/borg-backup.nix
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@ in {
       description = "Borgbase repo info. Required.";
     };
 
-    prune = mkOption {
-      type = types.attrs;
-      default = {
-        keep = {
-          daily = 7;
-          weekly = 4;
-          monthly = 6;
-        };
-      };
-      description = "pruning options for borg";
-    };
-
     paths = mkOption {
       type = types.listOf types.str;
       default = [];
@@ -69,7 +57,11 @@ in {
       doInit = true;
       compression = "auto,zstd";
       startAt = "daily";
-      prune = cfg.prune;
+      prune.keep = {
+        daily = 7;
+        weekly = 4;
+        monthly = 6;
+      };
     };
   };
 }