diff --git a/apps/nogui/git.nix b/apps/nogui/git.nix
index d2f50223aa2a87de2db3cc6761d634af36301d8d..392d2efa6c4456ce379dfe1831b5ba5d8b506144 100644
--- a/apps/nogui/git.nix
+++ b/apps/nogui/git.nix
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@       rerere.enabled = true;
       pull.rebase = true;
       diff.algorithm = "histogram";
       merge.tool = "hx";
-      format = {
-        coverLetter = "auto";
-        useAutoBase = "whenAble";
-      };
       url =
         insteadOf "jo" "git.jolheiser.com"
         // insteadOf "gh" "github.com"