diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index eea2754..962c927 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -114,43 +114,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "devshell": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixvim",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1722113426,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Yo/3loq572A8Su6aY5GP56knpuKYRvM2a1meP9oJZCw=",
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "devshell",
-        "rev": "67cce7359e4cd3c45296fb4aaf6a19e2a9c757ae",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "devshell",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "flake-compat": {
-      "flake": false,
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1673956053,
-        "narHash": "sha256-4gtG9iQuiKITOjNQQeQIpoIB6b16fm+504Ch3sNKLd8=",
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "rev": "35bb57c0c8d8b62bbfd284272c928ceb64ddbde9",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "flake-parts": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs-lib": [
@@ -223,58 +186,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "git-hooks": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": [
-          "nixvim",
-          "flake-compat"
-        ],
-        "gitignore": "gitignore",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixvim",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs-stable": [
-          "nixvim",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1726745158,
-        "narHash": "sha256-D5AegvGoEjt4rkKedmxlSEmC+nNLMBPWFxvmYnVLhjk=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "4e743a6920eab45e8ba0fbe49dc459f1423a4b74",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "gitignore": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixvim",
-          "git-hooks",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1709087332,
-        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
-        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "gnome-shell": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -365,13 +276,10 @@
     },
     "nixvim": {
       "inputs": {
-        "devshell": "devshell",
-        "flake-compat": [
-          "stylix",
-          "flake-compat"
-        ],
+        "devshell": [],
+        "flake-compat": [],
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
-        "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
+        "git-hooks": [],
         "home-manager": [
           "home-manager"
         ],
@@ -379,7 +287,7 @@
         "nixpkgs": [
           "unstable"
         ],
-        "nuschtosSearch": "nuschtosSearch",
+        "nuschtosSearch": [],
         "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
       },
       "locked": {
@@ -396,30 +304,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nuschtosSearch": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": [
-          "lix-module",
-          "flake-utils"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1726816132,
-        "narHash": "sha256-AbB0lgc0IbzLIxj1O3cosiMNAVQak4KJtvq9q8MjHhs=",
-        "owner": "NuschtOS",
-        "repo": "search",
-        "rev": "7733a39a1321057172d87e6251ded7cdeb67171e",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NuschtOS",
-        "repo": "search",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
@@ -440,7 +324,7 @@
         "base16-kitty": "base16-kitty",
         "base16-tmux": "base16-tmux",
         "base16-vim": "base16-vim",
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "flake-compat": [],
         "gnome-shell": "gnome-shell",
         "home-manager": [
           "home-manager"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index cb1fe26..8d1a28b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -24,19 +24,21 @@
       inputs = {
         nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
         home-manager.follows = "home-manager";
+        # disable optional inputs
+        flake-compat.follows = "";
       };
     };
     nixvim = {
       url = "github:nix-community/nixvim";
       inputs = {
         nixpkgs.follows = "unstable";
-        nix-darwin.follows = ""; # disable MacOS stuff
         home-manager.follows = "home-manager";
-        flake-compat.follows = "stylix/flake-compat";
-        nuschtosSearch.inputs = {
-          flake-utils.follows = "lix-module/flake-utils";
-          nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-        };
+        # disable optional inputs
+        flake-compat.follows = "";
+        nix-darwin.follows = "";
+        nuschtosSearch.follows = "";
+        devshell.follows = "";
+        git-hooks.follows = "";
       };
     };
     # For deduplication