diff --git a/home/common.nix b/home/common.nix
index 2203fbe..1bce7b0 100644
--- a/home/common.nix
+++ b/home/common.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
   programs.git = {
     enable = true;
     settings = {
-      alias.ts = "!${lib.getExe pkgs.fc-scripts.git-tree-sync} sync";
       credential.helper = "cache";
       push.default = "simple";
       push.forceIfIncludes = true; # avoid accidental force overrides when remote is autofetched in background
diff --git a/home/modules/packages.nix b/home/modules/packages.nix
index c23ea80..3c9583d 100644
--- a/home/modules/packages.nix
+++ b/home/modules/packages.nix
@@ -85,14 +85,8 @@ let
 
       nix-output-monitor # putting this here as a plain `nix` alternative
 
+      fc-scripts # this might turn out to be useful even in non-work environments?
     ]
-    ++ (with fc-scripts; [
-
-      git-tree-sync
-      ssh-multi-proxy
-      mosh-tunnel
-      mosh-dualstack-proxy # this might turn out to be useful even in non-work environments?
-    ])
     ++ lib.optionals pkgs.stdenv.isLinux [
       xclip
       smbnetfs # for FUSE smb mounting
diff --git a/packages/fc-scripts.nix b/packages/fc-scripts.nix
index f360471..f8725ed 100644
--- a/packages/fc-scripts.nix
+++ b/packages/fc-scripts.nix
@@ -1,79 +1,27 @@
 {
-  lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  runCommand,
   python3,
   stdenvNoCC,
-  makeWrapper,
-  git,
-  openssh,
-  mosh,
 }:
-let
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "fc-scripts";
+  version = "20260202";
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "flyingcircusio";
     repo = "scripts";
     rev = "887f066006829fc3ee44b3cfbe748c578ea2e7c1";
     hash = "sha256-mrL/dULb0NKw8cH9ferzfDdRjhWANrWQg/u7FNCtzWw=";
   };
-  version = "20260202";
-  mkFcScriptDrv =
-    {
-      pname,
-      propagatedBuildInputs,
-      ...
-    }@args:
-    stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-      inherit (args)
-        pname
-        propagatedBuildInputs
-        ;
-      inherit src version; # not passed via function args, but can be overridden later via overrideAttrs
-      dontBuild = true;
-      dontConfigure = true;
-      buildInputs = [ python3 ];
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
-      installPhase = ''
-        runHook preInstall
-        mkdir -p $out/bin
-        install -m 0755 ${pname}* $out/bin/${pname}
-      ''
-      + lib.optionalString (finalAttrs.propagatedBuildInputs != [ ]) ''
-        wrapProgram $out/bin/${pname} --prefix PATH : \
-                      ${lib.makeBinPath finalAttrs.propagatedBuildInputs}
-      ''
-      + "runHook postInstall";
+  buildInputs = [ python3 ];
+  dontBuild = true;
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
 
-      meta.mainProgram = pname;
-    });
-in
-{
-  git-tree-sync = mkFcScriptDrv {
-    pname = "git-tree-sync";
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [
-      git
-      openssh
-    ];
-  };
-  ssh-multi-proxy = mkFcScriptDrv {
-    pname = "ssh-multi-proxy";
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ openssh ];
-  };
-  mosh-tunnel = mkFcScriptDrv {
-    pname = "mosh-tunnel";
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [
-      (python3.withPackages (ps: [ ps.asyncio-dgram ]))
-      mosh
-      openssh
-    ];
-  };
-  mosh-dualstack-proxy = mkFcScriptDrv {
-    pname = "mosh-dualstack-proxy";
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [
-      python3
-      mosh
-      openssh
-    ];
-  };
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp *.py $out/bin/
 
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
 }