diff --git a/modules/homelab/services/homebox/default.nix b/modules/homelab/services/homebox/default.nix
index 3fa4110..7488a9f 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/services/homebox/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/services/homebox/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ in {
       home = cfg.data_dir;
       createHome = true;
       group = service;
-      extraGroups = ["media"];
     };
 
     # enable the ${service} service