diff --git a/nixos/configuration.nix b/nixos/configuration.nix
index 164455f..d0a105a 100644
--- a/nixos/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixos/configuration.nix
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ in
   # Enable all sysrq functions (useful to recover from some issues):
   boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.sysrq" = 1; # NixOS default: 16 (only the sync command)
 
-  # fix nix-env memory issues
-  boot.kernel.sysctl."vm.overcommit_memory" = "1";
   # keep build-time deps around for offline-rebuilding
   nix.extraOptions = ''
     gc-keep-outputs = true