diff --git a/hosts/server/default.nix b/hosts/server/default.nix
index 4757588..b3cba60 100755
--- a/hosts/server/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/server/default.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ in {
     ./webapps/default.nix
   ];
 
-  users.groups.dotfiles = {};
-
   normalUsers = {
     reidlab = {
       conf = {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c94c78a..f3e466b 100755
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ please do not use this as a learning resource for nix as i have essentially zero
 
 this flake is built for a multi-user experience per host, enforced by [`modules/users.nix`](./modules/users.nix), and found in the `default.nix` file for each host.
 
-as this is a multi-user setup, the `dotfiles` group will be used for read and write access to the flake
-
 ## development
 
 to build the system, run `sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#server`