diff --git a/configs/watson.nix b/configs/watson.nix
index 1ed8bb4..c70a803 100644
--- a/configs/watson.nix
+++ b/configs/watson.nix
@@ -2,17 +2,5 @@
 {
   environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.watson ];
 
-  home-manager.users.me.xdg.configFile."watson/config".text = ''
-    [options]
-    confirm_new_project = true
-    confirm_new_tag = true
-    date_format = %Y-%m-%d
-    log_current = true
-    report_current = true
-  '';
-
-  system.activationScripts.watson-home = ''
-    ln -sfn ${config.users.users.me.home}/cloud/Seafile/Documents/watson/frames ${config.users.users.me.home}/.config/watson/frames
-    ln -sfn ${config.users.users.me.home}/cloud/Seafile/Documents/watson/state ${config.users.users.me.home}/.config/watson/state
-  '';
+  environment.variables.WATSON_DIR = "${config.users.users.me.home}/cloud/Seafile/Documents/watson";
 }