diff --git a/home/shell/default.nix b/home/shell/default.nix
index 4c87e163..a6294ecb 100644
--- a/home/shell/default.nix
+++ b/home/shell/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ in {
     LESSHISTFILE = cache + "/less/history";
     LESSKEY = c + "/less/lesskey";
     WINEPREFIX = d + "/wine";
-    XAUTHORITY = "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/Xauthority";
 
     # set default applications
     EDITOR = "vim";
@@ -32,4 +31,4 @@ in {
   home.shellAliases = {
     k = "kubectl";
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}