diff --git a/nixos-config/configuration.nix b/nixos-config/configuration.nix
index 9754d1e9..bda146b6 100644
--- a/nixos-config/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixos-config/configuration.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ in
       enable = true;
       wayland = true;
     };
-    windowManager.openbox.enable = true;
+    desktopManager.lxqt.enable = true;
   };
 
   # enable gvfs service
diff --git a/nixos-config/system-packages.nix b/nixos-config/system-packages.nix
index 7daf7240..77728883 100644
--- a/nixos-config/system-packages.nix
+++ b/nixos-config/system-packages.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
     polkit_gnome # graphical authentication agent for polkit
     freetype # font rendering and configuration
     open-vm-tools # running on vmware
-    openbox # window manager for debugging in VMs
-    openbox-menu # automatically generates the openbox menu based on xdg-entries
   ];
 
   fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [