diff --git a/machines/_base.nix b/machines/_base.nix
index c3d3915..d83e75b 100644
--- a/machines/_base.nix
+++ b/machines/_base.nix
@@ -116,17 +116,6 @@ in {
       ];
     };
 
-    services.prometheus = {
-      exporters = {
-        node = {
-          enable = true;
-          # most of the collectors should be on by default
-          enabledCollectors = ["systemd"];
-          port = 9002;
-        };
-      };
-    };
-
     # time on vendetta is strangely out of sync
     networking.timeServers = options.networking.timeServers.default ++ ["ie.pool.ntp.org"];
     services.ntp.enable = true;