diff --git a/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/dev.nix b/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/dev.nix
index 1a816999..04ac99bf 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/dev.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/dev.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
+  home.packages = [
+    pkgs.hyperfine # for benchmarking
+    pkgs.watchexec
+  ];
+
   programs.git = {
     enable = true;
     signing.signByDefault = false; # no need to setup the key
diff --git a/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/programs.nix b/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/programs.nix
index be1cbfc1..2503c61d 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/programs.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/home/programs.nix
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@
     pkgs.unzip
     pkgs.gnutar
     pkgs.p7zip
-    pkgs.bc
-    pkgs.dig
-    pkgs.hutils
-
-    # pretty tui tools
-    pkgs.dust
-    pkgs.tokei
-    pkgs.hyperfine
-    pkgs.watchexec
-    pkgs.onefetch
-    pkgs.just
   ];
 
   programs = {