diff --git a/nix-os/desktop/gnome.nix b/nix-os/desktop/gnome.nix
index 68c3db0..49426ca 100644
--- a/nix-os/desktop/gnome.nix
+++ b/nix-os/desktop/gnome.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,27 @@ in
       };
     }];
 
+    environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; with pkgs.gnome; [
+      baobab
+      cheese
+      epiphany
+      evince
+      geary
+      gedit
+      gnome-characters
+      gnome-connections
+      gnome-console
+      gnome-disk-utility
+      gnome-font-viewer
+      gnome-logs
+      gnome-maps
+      gnome-text-editor
+      gnome-tour
+      seahorse
+      totem
+      yelp
+    ];
+
     programs.dconf.profiles.gdm.databases = with builtins.elemAt programs.dconf.profiles.user.databases 0; [{
       settings = {
         "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = settings."org/gnome/desktop/interface";