diff --git a/home-configuration.scm b/home-configuration.scm
index bcaf850..826d348 100644
--- a/home-configuration.scm
+++ b/home-configuration.scm
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@
                                            ("ALTERNATE_EDITOR" . "")
                                            ("EDITOR" . "emacsclient --tty")
                                            ("VISUAL" . "emacsclient")))
-                  (aliases '(("grep" . "grep --color=auto")
-                             ("ls" . "ls -p --color=auto")))))
+                  (aliases '())))
         (service home-dotfiles-service-type
                  (home-dotfiles-configuration
                   (directories '("./dotfiles"))