diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
index 8cde8f2..99d1b21 100644
--- a/common.nix
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -236,12 +236,8 @@ in
       options = "--delete-older-than 7d";
     };
 
-    # avoid that nix hogs all CPUs and enable new stuff
-    settings = {
-      max-jobs = 1;
-      cores = 4;
-      experimental-features = "nix-command flakes";
-    };
+    # enable new stuff
+    settings.experimental-features = "nix-command flakes";
 
     # https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv
     extraOptions = ''