diff --git a/nix/base-system/flake.nix b/nix/base-system/flake.nix
index ee4cb1e..61a3ddc 100644
--- a/nix/base-system/flake.nix
+++ b/nix/base-system/flake.nix
@@ -317,9 +317,7 @@ EOF";
             gnumake
             # TODO(zaphar): find a version of the julia package that will install
             # on darwin and add it as an overlay
-            python310
-            python310Packages.pip
-            python310Packages.virtualenv
+            uv
             emacs
             git
             mercurial