diff --git a/nix-shared/system/essential.nix b/nix-shared/system/essential.nix
index f584bc16..3d6a366a 100644
--- a/nix-shared/system/essential.nix
+++ b/nix-shared/system/essential.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     pstree
     rclone
     ripgrep
-    silver-searcher
     skim
     tmux
     zellij