diff --git a/modules/profiles/minimal.nix b/modules/profiles/minimal.nix
index 7288b447f5d..38c83a03393 100644
--- a/modules/profiles/minimal.nix
+++ b/modules/profiles/minimal.nix
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 {
   # Don't include X libraries.
   services.openssh.forwardX11 = false;
-  services.dbus.enable = false; # depends on libX11
-  services.hal.enable = false; # depends on dbus
   fonts.enableFontConfig = false;
   fonts.enableCoreFonts = false;
 }