diff --git a/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix b/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix
index 2ca5297..b8a3711 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix
@@ -6,15 +6,7 @@ with lib; {
     environment.persistence."/persist" = {
       directories =
         [ "/var/lib/nixos" "/var/lib/systemd/coredump" "/etc/nixos" ];
-      files = [
-        "/etc/machine-id"
-        "/etc/passwd"
-        "/etc/group"
-        "/etc/shadow"
-        "/etc/subgid"
-        "/etc/subuid"
-        "/etc/sudoers"
-      ];
+      files = [ "/etc/machine-id" ];
     };
 
     boot.initrd.postResumeCommands = lib.mkAfter ''