diff --git a/etc/archboot/defaults b/etc/archboot/defaults
index ee3d72fa2..c9b9d0aaa 100644
--- a/etc/archboot/defaults
+++ b/etc/archboot/defaults
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _VNC_PW="archboot"
 _STANDARD_BROWSER="firefox"
 ### GNOME defaults
 # GNOME packages
-_GNOME_PACKAGES="gnome-desktop-4 gnome-shell gnome-terminal gnome-control-center nautilus gvfs-smb gthumb file-roller gnome-keyring gedit ibus usbguard"
+_GNOME_PACKAGES="gnome-desktop-4 gnome-shell gnome-terminal gnome-control-center nautilus gvfs-smb gthumb file-roller gnome-keyring gedit"
 ### KDE/Plasma defaults
 # KDE/Plasma packages
 _PLASMA_PACKAGES="plasma-wayland-session plasma-desktop konsole kscreen kate dolphin powerdevil ark gwenview"
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/update/gnome.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/update/gnome.sh
index 99d659b82..17e3b2033 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/update/gnome.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/update/gnome.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ _start_gnome() {
     sleep 2
     echo "MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland exec dbus-run-session gnome-session >${_LOG} 2>&1" > /usr/bin/gnome-wayland
     chmod 755 /usr/bin/gnome-wayland
-    systemctl restart ibus
-    systemctl restart usbguard
     gnome-wayland
 }
 # vim: set ft=sh ts=4 sw=4 et: