diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 5614204..9378fac 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   imports = [
     ./hardware.nix
     ./zfs.nix
-    ./impermanence.nix
 
     ./services/postgresql.nix
     ./services/jellyfin.nix
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@
 
     initrd = {
       compressor = "zstd";
-      supportedFilesystems = [ "f2fs" ];
     };
 
     loader.systemd-boot.enable = lib.mkForce false;
@@ -121,14 +119,6 @@
       chown -R root:wheel ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle}
       chmod -R 500 ${config.boot.lanzaboote.pkiBundle}
     '';
-
-    # ensure persistent directories exist
-    "persistent-dirs".text = ''
-      mkdir -p /persistent/etc/ssh
-      mkdir -p /persistent/var/lib
-      mkdir -p /persistent/etc/nixos
-      mkdir -p /persistent/var/log
-    '';
   };
 
   environment.etc = {
diff --git a/disk-config.nix b/disk-config.nix
index 63acb14..25580ff 100644
--- a/disk-config.nix
+++ b/disk-config.nix
@@ -15,29 +15,17 @@
                 mountpoint = "/boot";
               };
             };
-            persistent = {
+            root = {
               size = "100%";
               content = {
                 type = "filesystem";
                 format = "f2fs";
-                mountpoint = "/persistent";
+                mountpoint = "/";
               };
             };
           };
         };
       };
     };
-    nodev = {
-      "/" = {
-        fsType = "tmpfs";
-        mountOptions = [
-          "defaults"
-          "size=2G"
-          "mode=755"
-        ];
-      };
-    };
   };
-
-  fileSystems."/persistent".neededForBoot = true;
 }
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 373f2e7..32e1599 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -205,21 +205,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "impermanence": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1737831083,
-        "narHash": "sha256-LJggUHbpyeDvNagTUrdhe/pRVp4pnS6wVKALS782gRI=",
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "impermanence",
-        "rev": "4b3e914cdf97a5b536a889e939fb2fd2b043a170",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "impermanence",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "lanzaboote": {
       "inputs": {
         "crane": "crane",
@@ -363,7 +348,6 @@
         "deploy-rs": "deploy-rs",
         "disko": "disko",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
-        "impermanence": "impermanence",
         "lanzaboote": "lanzaboote",
         "llamacpp": "llamacpp",
         "nix-minecraft": "nix-minecraft",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ca52512..ee2a5db 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
 
-    impermanence = {
-      url = "github:nix-community/impermanence";
-    };
-
     senior_project-website = {
       url = "github:Titaniumtown/senior-project-website";
       flake = false;
@@ -70,7 +66,6 @@
       disko,
       srvos,
       deploy-rs,
-      impermanence,
       ...
     }@inputs:
     let
@@ -201,8 +196,6 @@
           disko.nixosModules.disko
           ./configuration.nix
 
-          impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
-
           vpn-confinement.nixosModules.default
 
           # get nix-minecraft working!
diff --git a/impermanence.nix b/impermanence.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6406d95..0000000
--- a/impermanence.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  username,
-  service_configs,
-  ...
-}:
-{
-  environment.persistence."/persistent" = {
-    hideMounts = true;
-    directories = [
-      # System directories
-      "/etc/nixos"
-      "/var/log"
-      "/var/lib/nixos"
-      "/var/lib/systemd/coredump"
-      "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"
-      "/etc/ssh"
-
-      # Wireguard
-      "/etc/wireguard"
-
-      # Systemd persistent timers and state
-      "/var/lib/systemd/timers"
-    ];
-
-    files = [
-      # SSH host keys
-      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
-      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub"
-      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key"
-      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub"
-
-      # Machine ID
-      "/etc/machine-id"
-
-      # ZFS cache
-      "/etc/zfs/zpool.cache"
-    ];
-
-    users.${username} = {
-      directories = [
-        ".ssh"
-        ".config/fish"
-        ".local/share/fish"
-        ".cache"
-        ".config/helix"
-      ];
-
-      files = [
-        ".bash_history"
-      ];
-    };
-  };
-
-}