diff --git a/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix b/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix
index 55af9b92..e226ede0 100644
--- a/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
 
   powerManagement.powertop.enable = true;
 
-  services.fwupd.enable = true;
-  # we need fwupd 1.9.7 to downgrade the fingerprint sensor firmware
-  services.fwupd.package = (import (builtins.fetchTarball {
-    url = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/bb2009ca185d97813e75736c2b8d1d8bb81bde05.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256:003qcrsq5g5lggfrpq31gcvj82lb065xvr7bpfa8ddsw8x4dnysk";
-  }) {
-    inherit (pkgs) system;
-  }).fwupd;
+  # services.fwupd.enable = true;
+  # # we need fwupd 1.9.7 to downgrade the fingerprint sensor firmware
+  # services.fwupd.package = (import (builtins.fetchTarball {
+  #   url = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/bb2009ca185d97813e75736c2b8d1d8bb81bde05.tar.gz";
+  #   sha256 = "sha256:003qcrsq5g5lggfrpq31gcvj82lb065xvr7bpfa8ddsw8x4dnysk";
+  # }) {
+  #   inherit (pkgs) system;
+  # }).fwupd;
 
   # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
   # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions