diff --git a/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix b/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix
index 0d837d5..e5c281f 100644
--- a/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix
+++ b/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ in {
     # only allow PFS-enabled ciphers with AES256
     sslCiphers = "AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH:!aNULL";
 
-    # disable access logs
-    commonHttpConfig= ''
-      access_log off;
-    '';
-
     # setup a default site
     virtualHosts.default = {
       default = lib.mkDefault true;
diff --git a/shared/base/common-config.nix b/shared/base/common-config.nix
index 7c6f8f2..814dc4b 100644
--- a/shared/base/common-config.nix
+++ b/shared/base/common-config.nix
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@
       settings.PasswordAuthentication = false;
     };
 
-    journald = {
-      storage = "volatile";
-      extraConfig = ''
-        SystemMaxUse=100M
-        MaxRetentionSec=1d
-      '';
-    };
+    journald.extraConfig = "SystemMaxUse=100M";
   };
 
   nix = {