diff --git a/nix/home.nix b/nix/home.nix
index 3aa31245..9d164fe9 100644
--- a/nix/home.nix
+++ b/nix/home.nix
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ in
 
     neovim = {
       enable = true;
-      defaultEditor = true;
       viAlias = true;
       vimAlias = true;
       vimdiffAlias = true;