diff --git a/hosts/12kingdoms-shoukei/hardware-configuration.nix b/hosts/12kingdoms-shoukei/hardware-configuration.nix
index f36f8999..15b78834 100644
--- a/hosts/12kingdoms-shoukei/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/12kingdoms-shoukei/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -157,4 +157,5 @@ in
   # networking.interfaces.wlan0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
 
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "aarch64-linux";
+  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = lib.mkDefault "powersave";
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos/base/core.nix b/modules/nixos/base/core.nix
index 94299d4b..9bcdcce5 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/base/core.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/base/core.nix
@@ -8,12 +8,4 @@
   };
 
   boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkDefault 8; # wait for x seconds to select the boot entry
-
-  # for power management
-  services = {
-    power-profiles-daemon = {
-      enable = true;
-    };
-    upower.enable = true;
-  };
 }