diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml b/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
index e276cbf..908806f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ jobs:
         machine:
           - chunk
           - ytnix
-          - titan
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/home/yt/ytnix.nix b/home/yt/ytnix.nix
index c3a0414..ddb2212 100644
--- a/home/yt/ytnix.nix
+++ b/home/yt/ytnix.nix
@@ -19,30 +19,6 @@
   };
   programs.home-manager.enable = true;
 
-  systemd.user.startServices = "sd-switch";
-
-  # keep this commented when using plasma
-  # otherwise "system settings" in KDE will not function
-  # qt = {
-  #   enable = true;
-  #   platformTheme.name = "kde";
-  #   style.name = "breeze-dark";
-  #   style.package = pkgs.kdePackages.breeze;
-  # };
-
-  # this one too
-  # gtk = {
-  #   enable = true;
-  #   theme = {
-  #     package = pkgs.adw-gtk3;
-  #     name = "adw-gtk3-dark";
-  #   };
-  #   iconTheme = {
-  #     package = pkgs.adwaita-icon-theme;
-  #     name = "Adwaita";
-  #   };
-  # };
-
   home.pointerCursor = {
     package = pkgs.bibata-cursors;
     name = "Bibata-Modern-Classic";
@@ -56,7 +32,6 @@
     ungoogled-chromium
     librewolf
     bitwarden-desktop
-    bitwarden-cli
     fastfetch
     nwg-look
     kdePackages.gwenview
@@ -67,11 +42,6 @@
     signal-desktop
     pavucontrol
     btop
-    grim
-    slurp
-    rofi-wayland
-    rofimoji
-    cliphist
     jq
     bash-language-server
     sqlite
@@ -88,7 +58,6 @@
     pwgen
     lua-language-server
     gnumake
-    foot
     minisign
     unzip
     lm_sensors
@@ -125,7 +94,6 @@
     radare2
     p7zip
     qbittorrent
-    # vscodium
     nil
     pkg-config
     gtk2
@@ -147,28 +115,16 @@
     localsend
     scrcpy
     syncthing
+    syncthingtray
     obsidian
   ];
 
-  programs.waybar.enable = true;
   programs.feh.enable = true;
 
   xdg.configFile = {
-    rofi.source = ../rofi;
-    waybar.source = ../waybar;
     mpv.source = ../mpv;
   };
 
-  programs.newsboat = {
-    enable = true;
-    extraConfig = ''
-      urls-source "miniflux"
-      miniflux-url "https://rss.cything.io/"
-      miniflux-login "cy"
-      miniflux-passwordfile /run/secrets/newsboat/miniflux
-    '';
-  };
-
   programs.direnv = {
     enable = true;
     nix-direnv.enable = true;
diff --git a/hosts/chunk/default.nix b/hosts/chunk/default.nix
index 826b128..e565100 100644
--- a/hosts/chunk/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/chunk/default.nix
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
     "borg/rsyncnet" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/borg/chunk.yaml;
     };
-    "services/ntfy" = {
-      sopsFile = ../../secrets/services/ntfy.yaml;
-    };
     "rclone/config" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/rclone.yaml;
     };
diff --git a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
index c329115..296335c 100644
--- a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
@@ -17,16 +17,9 @@
     "borg/rsyncnet" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/borg/yt.yaml;
     };
-    "services/ntfy" = {
-      sopsFile = ../../secrets/services/ntfy.yaml;
-    };
     "rsyncnet/id_ed25519" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/zh5061/yt.yaml;
     };
-    "newsboat/miniflux" = {
-      sopsFile = ../../secrets/newsboat.yaml;
-      owner = "yt";
-    };
     "tailscale/auth" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/services/tailscale.yaml;
     };
diff --git a/modules/backup.nix b/modules/backup.nix
index 52913b4..2715deb 100644
--- a/modules/backup.nix
+++ b/modules/backup.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 }:
 let
   cfg = config.my.backup;
-  hostname = config.networking.hostName;
   defaultPaths = [
     "/root"
     "/home"
@@ -97,23 +96,6 @@ in
       ];
       # warnings are often not that serious
       failOnWarnings = false;
-      postHook = ''
-        invocationId=$(systemctl show -p InvocationID --value borgbackup-job-${cfg.jobName}.service)
-        title="${hostname}: backup completed with exit code: $exitStatus"
-        msg=$(journalctl -o cat _SYSTEMD_INVOCATION_ID=$invocationId)
-
-        if [ "$exitStatus" -eq 0 ]; then
-          tag="v"
-        else
-          tag="rotating_light"
-        fi
-
-        ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -sL -u $(cat ${config.sops.secrets."services/ntfy".path}) \
-        -H "Title: $title" \
-        -H "Tags: $tag" \
-        -d "$msg" \
-        https://ntfy.cything.io/backups > /dev/null
-      '';
 
       prune.keep = {
         within = "2d";