diff --git a/nixos/layers/base.nix b/nixos/layers/base.nix
index 58823383a111044043e3e174471e8d3def30da7c..8bbb00624202b6038b7fd749d28c4945f6f18327 100644
--- a/nixos/layers/base.nix
+++ b/nixos/layers/base.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
   # $ nix search wget
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     neovim
-    kitty
     git
     gitAndTools.tig
     lf
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@
     ldns
     pwgen
     mosquitto
-    pass-wayland
     gopass
     unzip
     file
diff --git a/nixos/layers/desktop.nix b/nixos/layers/desktop.nix
index c20e2316918b5e8abe6068eb0ac3efc0902d427a..13263ee09a3790cef800c0ae333f25ebd1bc8baa 100644
--- a/nixos/layers/desktop.nix
+++ b/nixos/layers/desktop.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ in
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     # desktop environment programs
+    kitty
+    rxvt_unicode
     glxinfo
     gnome3.gnome-disk-utility
     vscode