diff --git a/home/alex/programs/xmonad/default.nix b/home/alex/programs/xmonad/default.nix
index af59330..486cc14 100644
--- a/home/alex/programs/xmonad/default.nix
+++ b/home/alex/programs/xmonad/default.nix
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
     enableContribAndExtras = true;
     config = ./config.hs;
   };
+
+  # control backlight
+  config.home.packages = [ pkgs.xorg.xbacklight pkgs.scrot ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/wm/xmonad/config.hs b/modules/wm/xmonad/config.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e262e6..0000000
--- a/modules/wm/xmonad/config.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-import XMonad
-import XMonad.Actions.CycleWS qualified as WS
-import XMonad.Actions.Navigation2D (navigation2DP, windowGo, windowSwap)
-import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops
-import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks qualified as Docks
-import XMonad.Hooks.ManageHelpers (doCenterFloat, doFullFloat, isDialog, isFullscreen)
-import XMonad.Hooks.SetWMName
-import XMonad.Layout.BinarySpacePartition
-import XMonad.Layout.BorderResize (borderResize)
-import XMonad.Layout.NoBorders (smartBorders)
-import XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns
-import XMonad.Layout.ToggleLayouts (ToggleLayout (..), toggleLayouts)
-import XMonad.ManageHook (doFloat)
-import XMonad.StackSet as W
-import XMonad.Util.EZConfig qualified as EZ
-import XMonad.Util.NamedScratchpad
-import XMonad.Util.Ungrab (unGrab)
-import XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare qualified as WS
-
-import Control.Monad (when)
-import Numeric.Natural
-import System.Environment (getArgs)
-import System.FilePath ((</>))
-import System.Info (arch, os)
-import System.Posix.Process (executeFile)
-import Text.Printf (printf)
-
-compiledConfig = printf "xmonad-%s-%s" arch os
-
-compileRestart resume = do
-    dirs <- asks directories
-    whenX (recompile dirs True) $ do
-        when resume writeStateToFile
-        catchIO
-            ( do
-                args <- getArgs
-                executeFile (cacheDir dirs </> compiledConfig) False args Nothing
-            )
-
-myLayout = smartBorders . borderResize . Docks.avoidStruts $ toggleLayouts emptyBSP Full
-
-main :: IO ()
-main = getDirectories >>= launch myConfig
-
--- change size of window using direction so that it can be used together with the navigation2D function
--- see: similar to windowGo and windowSwap
-windowMoveSplit :: Direction2D -> Bool -> X ()
-windowMoveSplit direction _ = sendMessage $ MoveSplit direction
-
-data VolumeCommand
-    = ToggleVolume
-    | LowerVolume Natural
-    | RaiseVolume Natural
-
-interpretVolumeCommand :: VolumeCommand -> String
-interpretVolumeCommand command = "amixer -q set Master " <> cmd
-  where
-    cmd = case command of
-        ToggleVolume -> "toggle"
-        LowerVolume delta -> show delta <> "%-"
-        RaiseVolume delta -> show delta <> "%+"
-
-changeVolume :: VolumeCommand -> X ()
-changeVolume = spawn . interpretVolumeCommand
-
-myWorkspaceFilter :: X WS.WorkspaceSort
-myWorkspaceFilter = do
-    sortXineramaAware <- WS.getSortByXineramaRule
-    pure $ sortXineramaAware . WS.filterOutWs [scratchpadWorkspaceTag]
-
-scratchpads =
-    [ NS
-        "notes"
-        "emacsclient -c -F '((name . \"gtd\"))'"
-        (resource =? "gtd")
-        doCenterFloat
-    , -- (customFloating $ W.RationalRect (1/6) (1/6) (2/3) (2/3))
-      NS
-        "shell"
-        "alacritty --class scratchpad"
-        (resource =? "scratchpad")
-        (customFloating $ W.RationalRect (1 / 6) (1 / 6) (2 / 3) (2 / 3))
-    ]
-
-myConfig =
-    addEwmhWorkspaceSort myWorkspaceFilter
-        . ewmhFullscreen
-        . ewmh
-        . Docks.docks
-        . nav
-        $ def
-            { modMask = mod4Mask -- Use Super instead of Alt
-            , terminal = "alacritty"
-            , layoutHook = myLayout
-            , handleEventHook = handleEventHook def <+> fullscreenEventHook
-            , -- this seems to be necessary to make java gui applications work :(
-              startupHook = ewmhDesktopsStartup >> setWMName "LG3D"
-            , manageHook =
-                mconcat
-                    [ namedScratchpadManageHook scratchpads
-                    , isDialog --> doFloat
-                    , isFullscreen --> doFullFloat
-                    , manageHook def
-                    ]
-            }
-            `EZ.additionalKeysP` [ ("M-S-z", spawn "xscreensaver-command -lock")
-                                 , ("M-S-r", compileRestart True)
-                                 , ("M-S-q", restart "xmonad" True)
-                                 , ("M-C-s", unGrab *> spawn "scrot -s")
-                                 , ("M-b", sendMessage Docks.ToggleStruts)
-                                 , ("M-f", sendMessage (Toggle "Full"))
-                                 , ("M-p", spawn appLauncher)
-                                 , ("M-i", spawn passLauncher)
-                                 , ("M-w", kill)
-                                 , ("M-l", WS.toggleWS)
-                                 , ("M-g", WS.prevWS)
-                                 , ("M-r", WS.nextWS)
-                                 , -- scratchpads
-                                   ("M-s n", namedScratchpadAction scratchpads "notes")
-                                 , ("M-s s", namedScratchpadAction scratchpads "shell")
-                                 , -- backlight control
-
-                                   ("<XF86MonBrightnessDown>", spawn "xbacklight -dec 5")
-                                 , ("<XF86MonBrightnessUp>", spawn "xbacklight -inc 5")
-                                 , ("<F5>", spawn "xbacklight -dec 5")
-                                 , ("<F6>", spawn "xbacklight -inc 5")
-                                 , -- volume control
-
-                                   ("<XF86AudioMute>", changeVolume ToggleVolume)
-                                 , ("<XF86AudioLowerVolume>", changeVolume $ LowerVolume 5)
-                                 , ("<XF86AudioRaiseVolume>", changeVolume $ RaiseVolume 5)
-                                 , ("M-a", sendMessage Balance)
-                                 , ("M-S-a", sendMessage Equalize)
-                                 , ("M-o", sendMessage Rotate)
-                                 ]
-  where
-    -- navigate using dvorak bindings
-    nav = navigation2DP def ("c", "h", "t", "n") [("M-", windowGo), ("M-C-", windowSwap), ("M-S-", windowMoveSplit)] True
-    appLauncher = "rofi -show combi -modes combi -combi-modes window,drun,run,ssh"
-    passLauncher = "rofi-pass"
-
--- myManageHook :: ManageHook
--- myManageHook = composeAll
---     [ className =? "Gimp" --> doFloat
---     , isDialog            --> doFloat
---     ]
diff --git a/modules/wm/xmonad/default.nix b/modules/wm/xmonad/default.nix
index dab287a..05ae3d3 100644
--- a/modules/wm/xmonad/default.nix
+++ b/modules/wm/xmonad/default.nix
@@ -8,14 +8,9 @@
       windowManager.xmonad = {
         enable = true;
         enableContribAndExtras = true;
-        config = ./config.hs;
-        extraPackages = hp: [ hp.dbus hp.monad-logger hp.xmonad-contrib ];
       };
     };
   };
 
-  # control backlight
-  config.environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.xorg.xbacklight pkgs.scrot ];
-
   config.systemd.services.upower.enable = true;
 }