diff --git a/darwin-common.nix b/darwin-common.nix
index eca5d282..75c3c36b 100644
--- a/darwin-common.nix
+++ b/darwin-common.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   programs.zsh.enable = true;
   environment.pathsToLink = [ "/share/zsh" ];
   services.nix-daemon.enable = true;
-  nix.package = pkgs.nixFlakes;
+  nix.package = pkgs.nixVersions.stable;
   nix.settings.cores = 0; # use all cores
   nix.settings.max-jobs = 10; # use all cores
   nix.distributedBuilds = true;
diff --git a/hosts/daedalus/default.nix b/hosts/daedalus/default.nix
index 6ff59487..a683d573 100644
--- a/hosts/daedalus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/daedalus/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ in
 
   homebrew = {
     enable = true;
-    autoUpdate = true;
     brews = [
       "pam-reattach"
     ];