diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 7d904d4..0372cf7 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ die() {
 [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && die "root is required to install on a system"
 
 # parse args
-POSITIONAL_ARGS=()
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
   case $1 in
     -c|--nixos-config)
@@ -25,10 +24,6 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       shift # past argument
       shift # past value
       ;;
-    *)
-      POSITIONAL_ARGS+=("$1") # save positional arg
-      shift # past argument
-      ;;
   esac
 done