diff --git a/modules/nixos/ld.nix b/modules/nixos/ld.nix
index cfbf4e05fed55f65b714cd31efa6fe21a2bcd3fb..3e2ac8af4295962ed08ccf1580bd3f0e37c20cec 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/ld.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/ld.nix
@@ -9,25 +9,25 @@
     libxcrypt
 
     # from https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-23.05/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix#L72-L79
-    xorg.libXcomposite
-    xorg.libXtst
-    xorg.libXrandr
-    xorg.libXext
-    xorg.libX11
-    xorg.libXfixes
+    libXcomposite
+    libXtst
+    libXrandr
+    libXext
+    libX11
+    libXfixes
     libGL
     libva
 
     # from https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-23.05/pkgs/games/steam/fhsenv.nix#L124-L136
     fontconfig
     freetype
-    xorg.libXt
-    xorg.libXmu
+    libXt
+    libXmu
     libogg
     libvorbis
     SDL
     SDL2_image
-    glew110
+    glew_1_10
     libdrm
     libidn
     tbb
@@ -68,20 +68,20 @@
     stdenv.cc.cc
     systemd
     vulkan-loader
-    xorg.libX11
-    xorg.libXScrnSaver
-    xorg.libXcomposite
-    xorg.libXcursor
-    xorg.libXdamage
-    xorg.libXext
-    xorg.libXfixes
-    xorg.libXi
-    xorg.libXrandr
-    xorg.libXrender
-    xorg.libXtst
-    xorg.libxcb
-    xorg.libxkbfile
-    xorg.libxshmfence
+    libX11
+    libXScrnSaver
+    libXcomposite
+    libXcursor
+    libXdamage
+    libXext
+    libXfixes
+    libXi
+    libXrandr
+    libXrender
+    libXtst
+    libxcb
+    libxkbfile
+    libxshmfence
     zlib
     libxslt
 
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@
     gtk2
     gtk2-x11
     libsecret
-    xorg.libXinerama
+    libXinerama
   ];
 }
diff --git a/users/natalie/desktop/home.nix b/users/natalie/desktop/home.nix
index 85b09dff5eb6236e9cec14f09e711a0d5a70cd02..a0acfa33fe569f0b7e15a3a2ed30bf4a7dadc878 100644
--- a/users/natalie/desktop/home.nix
+++ b/users/natalie/desktop/home.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
       #window manager stuff
       wofi
-      xorg.xauth
+      xauth
       #linux tools
       legcord
       pavucontrol