diff --git a/modules/restic/system.nix b/modules/restic/system.nix
index b4b5db1..a1f55ee 100644
--- a/modules/restic/system.nix
+++ b/modules/restic/system.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ in
         "/srv"
         "/var"
       ] ++ cfg.extraPaths;
-      initialize = true;
       extraBackupArgs = [
         "--exclude-caches"
         "--exclude-file=${excludesFile}"