diff --git a/defaults/git.nix b/defaults/git.nix
index b90c35a..571cc49 100644
--- a/defaults/git.nix
+++ b/defaults/git.nix
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ in
       config = {
         init.defaultBranch = "main";
         core.compression = 9; # max
-        credential.helper = "cache";
-
-        push.autoSetupRemote = true;
 
         # otherwise git suggests changing the config
         # which two people I know have done without understanding