diff --git a/nixos/syndicate-server.nix b/nixos/syndicate-server.nix
index 0777764..51305e0 100644
--- a/nixos/syndicate-server.nix
+++ b/nixos/syndicate-server.nix
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ with lib;
       options = {
         enable = mkEnableOption "this Syndicate dataspace server instance";
 
-        runInDbusSession = mkEnableOption "dbus-run-session wrapper";
-
         user = mkOption {
           type = types.str;
           example = "jane";
@@ -62,10 +60,7 @@ with lib;
           value = let
             serviceConfig = {
               RuntimeDirectory = name;
-              ExecStart = "${
-                  lib.optionalString cfg.runInDbusSession
-                  "${pkgs.dbus}/bin/dbus-run-session "
-                }${cfg.package}/bin/syndicate-server --no-banner --config ${configFile}";
+              ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/syndicate-server --no-banner --config ${configFile}";
               User = cfg.user;
             };
           in {