diff --git a/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/rules.nix b/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/rules.nix
index 11eda91b..357e1ae7 100644
--- a/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/rules.nix
+++ b/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/rules.nix
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
 
       # don't render hyprbars on tiling windows
       "plugin:hyprbars:nobar, floating:0"
+
+      # less sensitive scroll for some windows
+      "scrolltouchpad 0.1, class:^(zen|firefox|chromium-browser)$"
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/settings.nix b/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/settings.nix
index eff5d8bc..56414d4e 100644
--- a/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/settings.nix
+++ b/home/programs/wayland/hyprland/settings.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ in {
       follow_mouse = 1;
       accel_profile = "flat";
       tablet.output = "current";
-      touchpad.scroll_factor = 0.1;
     };
 
     dwindle = {