diff --git a/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/nixos/sane-nix.nix b/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/nixos/sane-nix.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index dc4e2f13..00000000
--- a/nix/configurations/hetzner_benchmark/nixos/sane-nix.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Protect my system from running out of storage or memory
-{
-  # 500GB Storage
-  nix.settings = {
-    min-free = 20 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
-    max-free = 50 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
-  };
-
-  systemd.services.nix-daemon.serviceConfig = {
-    MemoryAccounting = true;
-    MemoryMax = "90%";
-    OOMScoreAdjust = 500;
-  };
-
-  # 12 Cores, 64 GB RAM
-  # split into 4 jobs with 3C/16G
-  nix.settings = {
-    cores = 3;
-    max-jobs = 4;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
index 46351801..19b98659 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
       settings = {
         font-size = 12; # sweet spot for framework 13
         command = lib.getExe config.programs.fish.package;
-        mouse-scroll-multiplier = 1;
       };
     };
     kitty = {
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix
index 83088437..83c080d8 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,4 @@
     MemoryMax = "90%";
     OOMScoreAdjust = 500;
   };
-
-  # 16 Cores, 32 GB RAM
-  # split into 4 jobs with 4C/8G
-  nix.settings = {
-    cores = 2;
-    max-jobs = 4;
-  };
 }
diff --git a/nix/homeModules/common/user-nixconf.nix b/nix/homeModules/common/user-nixconf.nix
index 5b22060b..9ca3a09e 100644
--- a/nix/homeModules/common/user-nixconf.nix
+++ b/nix/homeModules/common/user-nixconf.nix
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
         "flakes"
       ];
       allow-import-from-derivation = true;
-      keep-build-log = true;
-      keep-going = true; # Continue even when some fails
-      keep-outputs = true; # Build time derivations and sources
-      warn-dirty = false;
+      keep-outputs = false; # Build time derivations and sources
+
+      http-connections = 50; # default: 25
+      max-substitution-jobs = 32; # default: 16
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/nix/nixosModules/common/system-nixconf.nix b/nix/nixosModules/common/system-nixconf.nix
index fdfb8d20..9a0d8783 100644
--- a/nix/nixosModules/common/system-nixconf.nix
+++ b/nix/nixosModules/common/system-nixconf.nix
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
     package = lib.mkDefault pkgs.nix;
 
     settings = {
-      # Try to have at least 10GB of space by default
-      min-free = lib.mkDefault (5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-      max-free = lib.mkDefault (10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-
       extra-substituters = [
         "https://nix-community.cachix.org"
       ];