diff --git a/home/misterio/features/desktop/common/wayland-wm/waybar.nix b/home/misterio/features/desktop/common/wayland-wm/waybar.nix
index f0fa0a47..2a249e6e 100644
--- a/home/misterio/features/desktop/common/wayland-wm/waybar.nix
+++ b/home/misterio/features/desktop/common/wayland-wm/waybar.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ let
   ping = "${pkgs.iputils}/bin/ping";
 
   jq = "${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq";
-  gamemoded = "${pkgs.gamemode}/bin/gamemoded";
   systemctl = "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl";
   journalctl = "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/journalctl";
   playerctl = "${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl";
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ in
         modules-right = [
           "network"
           "custom/tailscale-ping"
-          "custom/gamemode"
           # TODO: currently broken for some reason
           # "custom/gammastep"
           "tray"
@@ -210,15 +208,6 @@ in
           };
           on-click = "";
         };
-        "custom/gamemode" = {
-          exec-if = "${gamemoded} --status | ${grep} 'is active' -q";
-          interval = 2;
-          return-type = "json";
-          exec = jsonOutput "gamemode" {
-            tooltip = "Gamemode is active";
-          };
-          format = " ";
-        };
         "custom/gammastep" = {
           interval = 5;
           return-type = "json";
diff --git a/hosts/atlas/default.nix b/hosts/atlas/default.nix
index 76480048..710338a9 100644
--- a/hosts/atlas/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/atlas/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     ../common/global
     ../common/users/misterio
 
-    ../common/optional/gamemode.nix
     ../common/optional/ckb-next.nix
     ../common/optional/greetd.nix
     ../common/optional/pipewire.nix
diff --git a/hosts/pleione/default.nix b/hosts/pleione/default.nix
index aa5c128d..1ca35f46 100644
--- a/hosts/pleione/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/pleione/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     ../common/global
     ../common/users/misterio
 
-    ../common/optional/gamemode.nix
     ../common/optional/wireless.nix
     ../common/optional/greetd.nix
     ../common/optional/pipewire.nix