diff --git a/darwin/macOS/default.nix b/darwin/macOS/default.nix
index 796319d..b70fa73 100644
--- a/darwin/macOS/default.nix
+++ b/darwin/macOS/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
     ./sound.nix
     ./spaces.nix
     ./miscellaneous.nix
-    ./postUserActivation.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/darwin/macOS/postUserActivation.nix b/darwin/macOS/postUserActivation.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 842355e..0000000
--- a/darwin/macOS/postUserActivation.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  system.activationScripts.postUserActivation.enable = true;
-  system.activationScripts.postUserActivation.text = ''
-    # close System Preferences to prevent any overriding of settings that are about to change
-    osascript -e 'tell application "System Preferences" to quit'
-  '';
-}