diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 835dd06..0000000
--- a/.sops.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-keys:
-  - &rafiq age12l33pas8eptwjc7ewux3d8snyzfzwz0tn9qg5kw8le79fswmjgjqdjgyy6
-creation_rules:
-  - path_regex: \.(yaml)$
-    key_groups:
-    - age:
-      - *rafiq
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index d5e0ec6..e3a940a 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -215,31 +215,10 @@
         "import-tree": "import-tree",
         "make-shell": "make-shell",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
-        "sops-nix": "sops-nix",
         "systems": "systems",
         "text": "text"
       }
     },
-    "sops-nix": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751606940,
-        "narHash": "sha256-KrDPXobG7DFKTOteqdSVeL1bMVitDcy7otpVZWDE6MA=",
-        "owner": "Mic92",
-        "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "3633fc4acf03f43b260244d94c71e9e14a2f6e0d",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "Mic92",
-        "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "systems": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1681028828,
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index eafeae6..53bc0fa 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
     };
     # impermanence provides a nice abstraction over linking files from /persist
     impermanence.url = "github:nix-community/impermanence";
-    # sops-nix lets us version control secrets like passwords and api keys
-    sops-nix = {
-      url = "github:Mic92/sops-nix";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    };
     # import-tree imports all nix files in a given directory.
     import-tree.url = "github:vic/import-tree";
     # files lets us write text files and automatically add checks for them
diff --git a/nix/flake-parts/meta.nix b/nix/flake-parts/meta.nix
index 4398cfb..e7659e6 100644
--- a/nix/flake-parts/meta.nix
+++ b/nix/flake-parts/meta.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  config,
-  inputs,
-  ...
-}:
+{ lib, inputs, ... }:
 let
   inherit (lib.options) mkOption;
   inherit (lib.types) path lazyAttrsOf raw;
   inherit (inputs.flake-parts.lib) mkSubmoduleOptions;
-  inherit (cfg.lib.attrsets) firstAttrNameMatching;
-  cfg = config.flake;
-  username = firstAttrNameMatching (_: v: v.primary or false) cfg.manifest.users;
 in
 {
   options.flake = mkSubmoduleOptions {
@@ -22,13 +14,5 @@ in
       type = path;
       default = "";
     };
-    admin = mkOption {
-      type = lazyAttrsOf raw;
-      default = { };
-    };
-  };
-
-  config.flake.admin = cfg.manifest.users.${username} // {
-    inherit username;
   };
 }
diff --git a/nix/lib/attrsets.nix b/nix/lib/attrsets.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1361c2a..0000000
--- a/nix/lib/attrsets.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, ... }:
-let
-  inherit (builtins) attrNames head;
-  inherit (lib.trivial) pipe;
-  inherit (lib.attrsets) filterAttrs;
-in
-{
-  flake.lib.attrsets = {
-    /**
-      `firstAttrNameMatching pred set` filters an attribute set `set` based on a predicate `pred`
-      and returns the *first* attribute name that satisfies the predicate.
-
-      # Example
-
-      ```nix
-      let
-        mySet = {
-          a = { value = 1; };
-          b = { value = 2; };
-          c = { value = 3; };
-        };
-
-        isGreaterThanOne = name: value: value.value > 1;
-
-        result = firstAttrNameMatching isGreaterThanOne mySet;
-
-      in
-        result
-      # Output: "b"
-      ```
-
-      # Type
-
-      ```
-      firstAttrNameMatching :: (String -> Any -> Bool) -> AttrSet -> String
-      ```
-
-      # Arguments
-
-      pred
-      : A function that takes an attribute name and its value and returns a boolean.
-
-      set
-      : The attribute set to filter.
-    */
-    firstAttrNameMatching =
-      pred: set:
-      pipe set [
-        (filterAttrs pred)
-        attrNames
-        head
-      ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/nix/lib/modules.nix b/nix/lib/modules.nix
index 0d5b50b..28b6a0b 100644
--- a/nix/lib/modules.nix
+++ b/nix/lib/modules.nix
@@ -1,41 +1,10 @@
 { lib, config, ... }:
 let
   cfg = config.flake;
-  inherit (builtins) foldl' attrNames;
   inherit (lib.attrsets) mapAttrs;
 in
 {
   flake.lib.modules = {
-    /**
-      Fold over the users list and create an attribute set.
-
-      # Inputs
-
-      `f`
-
-      : A function that takes the name of a user and returns an attribute set.
-
-      # Type
-
-      ```
-      userListToAttrs :: (String -> AttrSet) -> AttrSet
-      ```
-
-      # Examples
-      :::{.example}
-      ## `userListToAttrs` usage example
-
-      ```nix
-      flake.manifest.users.rafiq = { ... };
-      flake.modules.homeManager.users = userListToAttrs (name: {
-        ${name}.home.username = name;
-      });
-      => flake.modules.homeManager.default.users.rafiq.home.username = "rafiq";
-      ```
-
-      :::
-    */
-    userListToAttrs = f: foldl' (acc: elem: acc // (f elem)) { } (attrNames cfg.manifest.users);
     /**
       Return an attribute set for use with a option that needs to be used for all users.
 
diff --git a/nix/modules/secrets.nix b/nix/modules/secrets.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d76562..0000000
--- a/nix/modules/secrets.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  inputs,
-  lib,
-  ...
-}:
-let
-  cfg = config.flake;
-  inherit (builtins) readFile;
-  inherit (lib.meta) getExe;
-  inherit (lib.strings) trim;
-  inherit (cfg.admin) username pubkey;
-in
-{
-  flake.modules.nixos.default =
-    { config, ... }:
-    {
-      imports = [ inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops ];
-      config.sops = {
-        defaultSopsFile = "${cfg.root}/secrets/secrets.yaml";
-        age.sshKeyPaths = [
-          "/persist${config.users.defaultUserHome}/${username}/.ssh/id_ed25519"
-        ];
-      };
-    };
-  perSystem =
-    { pkgs, ... }:
-    {
-      files.files = [
-        {
-          path_ = ".sops.yaml";
-          drv =
-            pkgs.writeText ".sops.yaml" # yaml
-              ''
-                keys:
-                  - &${username} ${trim (
-                    readFile "${
-                      pkgs.runCommand "" { } ''
-                        mkdir $out; echo ${pubkey} | ${getExe pkgs.ssh-to-age} > $out/agepubkey
-                      ''
-                    }/agepubkey"
-                  )}
-                creation_rules:
-                  - path_regex: \.(yaml)$
-                    key_groups:
-                    - age:
-                      - *${username}
-              '';
-        }
-      ];
-    };
-}
diff --git a/nix/modules/users.nix b/nix/modules/users.nix
index 1b43eb6..c6e74e6 100644
--- a/nix/modules/users.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/users.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, lib, ... }:
 let
   cfg = config.flake;
-  inherit (cfg.lib.modules) userListToAttrs forAllUsers';
+  inherit (cfg.lib.modules) forAllUsers';
   inherit (lib.lists) optional;
 in
 {
@@ -19,17 +19,13 @@ in
         mutableUsers = false;
         groups.users.gid = 100;
         users = forAllUsers' (
-          name: value: {
+          _: value: {
             isNormalUser = true;
-            hashedPasswordFile = config.sops.secrets."${name}/hashedPassword".path;
             extraGroups = optional (value.primary or false) "wheel";
             openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [ value.pubkey ];
           }
         );
       };
-      sops.secrets = userListToAttrs (name: {
-        "${name}/hashedPassword".neededForUsers = true;
-      });
       home-manager.users = forAllUsers' (
         name: _: {
           home.username = name;
diff --git a/secrets/secrets.yaml b/secrets/secrets.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 76fe7e0..0000000
--- a/secrets/secrets.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-rafiq:
-    password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:8KAfatz+YSaNozd5VGo=,iv:LNRxt47iBKSWzMZuBHSxv/qDZ2h6JiTIPps7OK/o7uU=,tag:oiSfLyRVswb/wxSTE69QMA==,type:str]
-    hashedPassword: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:NogYQ3kR1TseC79HIXARrXhIncCnvxzf9zMF2QrUyTmojTffPXRGtMdjNpfMEFj5dkKfZujBL/QTIpPFFTm1py7Dreg5/9VSKQ==,iv:IwfZsrsJbLYG1ELte6aBHUtff6hIQu9rHT5tSvILIGQ=,tag:oav3paDcUY+cl4FJlZa90A==,type:str]
-sops:
-    age:
-        - recipient: age12l33pas8eptwjc7ewux3d8snyzfzwz0tn9qg5kw8le79fswmjgjqdjgyy6
-          enc: |
-            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBVd09tYkhKUkVjNTBRdld6
-            a1RkUnZqdnRqMlFTSGgwUFVCZlRhL0tLTnpVCjNXVjZldzNUOE9DQ0ZGejhWakY2
-            TmRIZnpobE0ydDhNSDdJQUp2U3pSTzgKLS0tIDkxU3Fxa2lMUkhZY0g1Wm02T2ZE
-            UkQwOWZtVXVPSGJiRk1qRHVHYkN2cDgKLiYiA0q5se/oHfGRqvHLn3gRRDfmefEZ
-            z2U2N1Tjt0QgCfYOOXVfPV9F36a7PpabFva5ElSazawHgvI+Bot6og==
-            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-    lastmodified: "2025-07-07T08:56:26Z"
-    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:2uGjIMxRgk7uWToQC4MrHpHFAt4bI7sEhaHvPU6Ae3bvRVH/TdJxZtikSPe95LEwReOuBmPajbcM580/d3Jt6VbA7nZzj1JduVscrRkSAFCzZp9Ti/mbOGITPJa6xWSGwVF1wSN3BnHXYIHDcKeSGtUdP7L7nBZr1KXPkok4NCo=,iv:+ELIes7lzb8M6CvOemAcyoq7Rx7L6NkNmHwntJN/RSc=,tag:ubyxO6VllH9cQK3VbvxiGg==,type:str]
-    unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
-    version: 3.10.2