diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5c773a..02289bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ networking.useDHCP = nixpkgs.lib.mkForce false;
 services.cloud-init = {
     enable = true;
     network.enable = true;
-
-    # not strictly needed, just for good measure
-    datasource_list = [ "DigitalOcean" ];
-    datasource.DigitalOcean = { };sops.defaultSopsFile = inputs.nix-secrets.secrets.lighthouse1;
 };
 ```