diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
index 6283150..5a45e0c 100644
--- a/.sops.yaml
+++ b/.sops.yaml
@@ -72,14 +72,6 @@ creation_rules:
           - *zimbatm
           - *zowoq
           - *adisbladis
-  - path_regex: hosts/darwin.+\.yaml$
-    key_groups:
-      - age:
-          - *mic92
-          - *ryantm
-          - *zimbatm
-          - *zowoq
-          - *adisbladis
   - path_regex: modules/darwin/.+\.yaml$
     key_groups:
       - age:
diff --git a/hosts/darwin01/builders.nix b/hosts/darwin01/builders.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f9d64d3..0000000
--- a/hosts/darwin01/builders.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{ inputs, ... }:
-{
-  # builder ssh key is installed manually from ./secrets.yaml
-
-  nix.distributedBuilds = true;
-  nix.buildMachines = [
-    {
-      hostName = "darwin03.nix-community.org";
-      maxJobs = 8;
-      protocol = "ssh-ng";
-      sshKey = "/etc/nix/darwin-community-builder.key";
-      sshUser = "nix";
-      systems = [ "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-darwin" ];
-      supportedFeatures = inputs.self.outputs.darwinConfigurations.darwin03.config.nix.settings.system-features;
-    }
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/hosts/darwin01/configuration.nix b/hosts/darwin01/configuration.nix
index 3379dac..523f091 100644
--- a/hosts/darwin01/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/darwin01/configuration.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     inputs.self.darwinModules.common
     inputs.self.darwinModules.builder
     inputs.self.darwinModules.community-builder
-    ./builders.nix
   ];
 
   nix.settings.sandbox = "relaxed";
diff --git a/hosts/darwin01/secrets.yaml b/hosts/darwin01/secrets.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index faa3852..0000000
--- a/hosts/darwin01/secrets.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-darwin-community-builder: ENC[AES256_GCM,data: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,iv:CF+9kcvtq5Ds/t1ix64JvEWYS1ZOeUgwkjH/1iPQ9uU=,tag:ijMRjNo//DbkejR3EaCIIg==,type:str]
-sops:
-    kms: []
-    gcp_kms: []
-    azure_kv: []
-    hc_vault: []
-    age:
-        - recipient: age17n64ahe3wesh8l8lj0zylf4nljdmqn28hvqns2g7hgm9mdkhlsvsjuvkxz
-          enc: |
-            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBYMGtJeXpScXc3NDNWTUZt
-            VUVFTGJrSEJiNmx6T1V4UnYrSU03cC8rdlJZClYrekNTM1RINmdTK3lXR2VDR01p
-            MVJLakdzcExQTGJneGlmUkpFMUxSM0EKLS0tIDlyUkppZzAwUmpOdFYxSE9jeExO
-            M0gxcUdFQUU5QlFrWG1hdXg1Ymd6ZlEKXCNYJlSOxCCiEpF0rRsaEqrBWIUUkbXp
-            uJtw0HyDkqGpQqfECeXFrYQaLwda4zE1jdyKAeAErCzBRWcNIiRxww==
-            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-        - recipient: age1d87z3zqlv6ullnzyng8l722xzxwqr677csacf3zf3l28dau7avfs6pc7ay
-          enc: |
-            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBCK005YnpUVW1WS0F5cVpn
-            T3c2QkZFWDBnZGFVeE9vZkhmKzEvUWZxSVhvCkozcWhabm9YVFJHWVZrREtPTi9G
-            d1FRa09iVUtRYXhrUWMyM0pmeUUwcEUKLS0tIGlXZGl2TlVjZE5zNVo4cVZwbTBu
-            M2gxMit6R0NVcEVndURhbUIrNUZ3Y3cKlgf3SLmXIGqB2QfHKl3diYIoea1PgTRi
-            KJxF1yemnTt1SONIQ1KGe0k/ZwF26nxFpulQgIUu5d/sxJsmcAOdkw==
-            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-        - recipient: age1jrh8yyq3swjru09s75s4mspu0mphh7h6z54z946raa9wx3pcdegq0x8t4h
-          enc: |
-            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSA3cEd4WFpVUGNYQnZWbFBN
-            WDcyOFQxMGs1WEdvNHU4dm1veFM3WjdMRUFJCjUxTGtRVlRpN1ErUVM2NWFZcFZn
-            RVNrdEp4RVpCRzBMRGZuREFldm91V2sKLS0tIEJ1VVlJTlNVVGd4Um1nZFN2RFAz
-            c3JzRmRNK2RsV1haT1h4SWNGcjQ1VVUKa+2fnLAyIfis4r1BiozVQLJh3SalBaxi
-            tCnKC/UQJdkYIUU9vJb6ppUjJkorAAo5mZrAe/eRduBxfpJUUb8eWw==
-            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-        - recipient: age1m7xhem3qll35d539f364pm6txexvnp6k0tk34d8jxu4ry3pptv7smm0k5n
-          enc: |
-            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBYbFJEMWhKNXV2b0xyYUlz
-            cXBteHFZMmpjVmZaVXZGRTF5SWRPSW9MSjJjCk9Zakw1NG9Mb0Zza3ZzQng0c1A0
-            WlQwcHVQMXZGL0t1d3NnOVVjMTBVU2cKLS0tIEFQMWQwNVFmZGpXLzI2RENUelRa
-            elhCR2FUQUJQN29kK3o2K0JLTFlqQmcKazwVMLcYu3I+8hAtrV+YQtygxgQ6dQVM
-            yQP5dTgZsYBkfaitOAP4l8itUZonrh6f7UdVzKUgYRPMOwIYhtzo6A==
-            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-        - recipient: age1dzvjjum2p240qtdt2qcxpm7pl2s5w36mh4fs3q9dhhq0uezvdqaq9vrgfy
-          enc: |
-            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSA5YVNHRjA4MHNFVTExR1k0
-            QThuNkZYUWJoSkJjejhTcXNnamd5dlUzdERrCkhyTUdkbEJtOUFZeDVFRzVJWFB1
-            N0lFTVN1cXB6U016QVRYc2d3dDFHOUUKLS0tIGU0Tm5qSWdxVjNDZDdxMjZscHgv
-            S1pxdllKb3RCaHNCbnA2emhUVDNuUmcKthSb56JvFU42z4JNv/iAvFBVKBMHnDPN
-            V6/ksTj/3fFApzCEuX+Q8CaisI8X7ZK+7bwl+2zxZBvaKvKFX5Teug==
-            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-    lastmodified: "2024-03-09T03:02:23Z"
-    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:emWjXIHph8qRJ+fhTmpkuIIHgO3WMMUTPwIDZMVuFTOj+Q9aWux5k70k1xKs+ykPftWCgSoJvMYHiP62uJ9hjNXvYL1mg7KgbSUDf8xoFHwDWhBNKtq4KFUmCXnLprPkps/2sQmIeAnvjRNJnlrGqTWN6pQU/ErLqIvuZFIGbUs=,iv:ujYC++qyNfEzrAlcsIMRcpIkRRRgJP4H5gSaOlYJ5lk=,tag:lXWPh1bLWJMhDvLXBFK/Pg==,type:str]
-    pgp: []
-    unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
-    version: 3.8.1
diff --git a/hosts/darwin03/configuration.nix b/hosts/darwin03/configuration.nix
index ba797cf..d6463cc 100644
--- a/hosts/darwin03/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/darwin03/configuration.nix
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@
   imports = [
     inputs.self.darwinModules.common
     inputs.self.darwinModules.builder
-    inputs.self.darwinModules.remote-builder
   ];
 
-  # on nix-darwin if user is removed the keys need to be removed manually from /etc/ssh/authorized_keys.d
-  nixCommunity.remote-builder.key = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIKq4Jo8KcZEo3dcSBxFyaZA9Y8qWBLbOA/6aF6oqNYDS darwin-community-builder";
-
   nix.settings.sandbox = "relaxed";
   nix.settings.extra-platforms = [ "x86_64-darwin" ];