diff --git a/profiles/nixos/persist.nix b/profiles/nixos/persist.nix
index 78db84f5..f41dcb4b 100644
--- a/profiles/nixos/persist.nix
+++ b/profiles/nixos/persist.nix
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@
           directory = ".password-store";
           mode = "0700";
         }
-        {
-          directory = ".pki";
-          mode = "0700";
-        }
         {
           directory = ".secrets";
           mode = "0700";