diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxcfs.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxcfs.nix
index 48462dc66da..5f256e37781 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxcfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxcfs.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ in {
 
   ###### implementation
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    services.cgmanager.enable = true;
-
     systemd.services.lxcfs = {
       description = "FUSE filesystem for LXC";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];