diff --git a/nix/systems/hardware.nix b/nix/systems/hardware.nix
index a5688d6..a756065 100644
--- a/nix/systems/hardware.nix
+++ b/nix/systems/hardware.nix
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 
   # power management
   powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = lib.mkDefault "powersave";
+  powerManagement.powertop.enable = true;
 }
diff --git a/nix/systems/packages.nix b/nix/systems/packages.nix
index 813cdca..a3a7337 100644
--- a/nix/systems/packages.nix
+++ b/nix/systems/packages.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     killall
     radeontop
     pciutils
-    powertop
     solaar
     spice-vdagent
     sshfs