diff --git a/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix b/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix
index 9fa170e..eebbe1c 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ let
   cfg = config.modules.services.flaresolverr;
   ids = 2008;
   default_port = 8189;
-  data_dir = null;  # flaresolverr has no persistence
 in
 {
   options.modules.services.flaresolverr = {
@@ -65,8 +64,5 @@ in
         proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString cfg.port}";
       };
     };
-
-     # add to backups
-     modules.system.backups.paths = lib.mkIf cfg.backup [ data_dir ];
   };
 }