diff --git a/infra/operator/main.tf b/infra/operator/main.tf
index a72ce35f..474b79ea 100644
--- a/infra/operator/main.tf
+++ b/infra/operator/main.tf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module "nixos" {
   # FIXME recheck what may be moved back to sync-nix
   for_each = {for name, inst in merge(
     local.peripherals,
-    local.application_configs,
+    # local.application_configs,
   ) : name => merge(inst, {
     config_tf = {
       fediversityVm = {