diff --git a/configs/zsh.nix b/configs/zsh.nix
index 12f9054..0cb9ef2 100644
--- a/configs/zsh.nix
+++ b/configs/zsh.nix
@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@
   promptColours.success = "cyan";
   promptColours.failure = "red";
 in {
-  environment.systemPackages = [pkgs.atuin];
-  environment.variables.ATUIN_CONFIG_DIR = toString (pkgs.writeTextDir "/config.toml" ''
-    auto_sync = true
-    update_check = false
-    sync_address = "http://zaatar.r:8888"
-    sync_frequency = 0
-    style = "compact"
-  '');
-
   programs.zsh = let
     zsh-completions = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "zsh-users";
@@ -67,13 +58,6 @@ in {
       zstyle ':vcs_info:*' formats "%c%u%F{cyan}%b%f"
       zstyle ':vcs_info:*' actionformats "(%a) %c%u%F{cyan}%b%f"
 
-      # atuin distributed shell history
-      export ATUIN_NOBIND="true" # disable all keybdinings of atuin
-      eval "$(atuin init zsh)"
-      bindkey '^r' _atuin_search_widget # bind ctrl+r to atuin
-      # use zsh only session history
-      fc -p
-
       precmd () {
         vcs_info
         if [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] || [ -n "$SSH_TTY" ] || [ -n "$SSH_CONNECTION" ]; then
diff --git a/systems/zaatar/atuin.nix b/systems/zaatar/atuin.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a73999..0000000
--- a/systems/zaatar/atuin.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
-  services.postgresqlBackup = {
-    enable = true;
-    databases = ["atuin"];
-  };
-
-  services.postgresql.package = pkgs.postgresql_14;
-
-  services.atuin = {
-    host = "0.0.0.0";
-    openFirewall = true;
-    openRegistration = true;
-    port = 8888;
-    enable = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix b/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix
index 41330aa..89f6b9b 100644
--- a/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix
+++ b/systems/zaatar/configuration.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   inherit (import ../../lib) retiolumAddresses restic;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ./atuin.nix
     ./backup.nix
     ./gaslight.nix
     ./hardware-configuration.nix