diff --git a/hosts/vno1-oh2/configuration.nix b/hosts/vno1-oh2/configuration.nix
index dfdf949..424af92 100644
--- a/hosts/vno1-oh2/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/vno1-oh2/configuration.nix
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
           }
 
           handle /_matrix/* {
-            encode gzip
             reverse_proxy http://127.0.0.1:${toString myData.ports.matrix-synapse}
           }
         '';