diff --git a/nixos/base/locale.nix b/nixos/base/locale.nix
index 82b72904..56ba022a 100644
--- a/nixos/base/locale.nix
+++ b/nixos/base/locale.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  config,
   pkgs,
   ...
 }: {
diff --git a/nixos/base/time.nix b/nixos/base/time.nix
index cb2c6125..988ff045 100644
--- a/nixos/base/time.nix
+++ b/nixos/base/time.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-{config, ...}: {
-  services.tzupdate.enable = true;
+{lib, ...}: let
+  inherit (lib.modules) mkDefault;
+in {
+  time.timeZone = mkDefault "America/Vancouver";
 }