diff --git a/roles/host_common.nix b/roles/host_common.nix
index edb1d2d..f4f0dfc 100644
--- a/roles/host_common.nix
+++ b/roles/host_common.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     extraOptions = ''
       show-trace = true   # Enable --show-trace by default for nix
     '';
-    trustedUsers = ["root" "craige"];
+    trustedUsers = ["craige"];
   };
 
   system.extraSystemBuilderCmds = ''