diff --git a/ops/nixos/blade-janeway/default.nix b/ops/nixos/blade-janeway/default.nix
index 374cc1e38c..6a4c1a2ce6 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/blade-janeway/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/blade-janeway/default.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ in {
     storage = "e8:39:35:1f:7f:8e";
   };
 
-  services.openssh.forwardX11 = true;
-
   services.ceph = {
     mon.enable = true;
     mds.enable = true;
diff --git a/ops/nixos/blade-torres/default.nix b/ops/nixos/blade-torres/default.nix
index 94e59392f2..c35cfb0648 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/blade-torres/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/blade-torres/default.nix
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ in {
     #storage = "e4:11:5b:ac:e3:d0";
   };
 
-  services.openssh.forwardX11 = true;
-
   services.ceph = {
     osd = {
       enable = true;
diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/blade.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/blade.nix
index 9e4628f935..e8208b67d9 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/blade.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/blade.nix
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ in {
 
     fonts.fontconfig.enable = false;
     programs.ssh.setXAuthLocation = false;
-    programs.ssh.forwardX11 = lib.mkForce false;
     security.pam.services.su.forwardXAuth = lib.mkForce false;
     services.fwupd.enable = lib.mkForce false;
     xdg.sounds.enable = false;