diff --git a/hosts/hardware/FredOS-Macbook.nix b/hosts/hardware/FredOS-Macbook.nix
index f5656eb..78f2067 100644
--- a/hosts/hardware/FredOS-Macbook.nix
+++ b/hosts/hardware/FredOS-Macbook.nix
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
   hardware.graphics.extraPackages = [ pkgs.intel-vaapi-driver ];
   environment.sessionVariables.LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "i965";
 
-  # Legacy DRM iface: cursor plane moves via immediate ioctl instead of
-  # vblank-batched atomic commits — cursor latency drops below the 60Hz
-  # frame floor. Revert if output glitches (legacy path is less tested).
-  environment.sessionVariables.AQ_NO_ATOMIC = "1";
-
   # Pin to the 6.12 LTS kernel: the out-of-tree broadcom_sta (Wi-Fi) and
   # facetimehd (iSight) modules don't build against linuxPackages_latest
   # (7.x) — broadcom-sta's wl_cfg80211 ops no longer match the cfg80211 API.
diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index 399d8e5..709e7c9 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ in
             decoration = {
               rounding = 8;
               blur = {
-                enabled = true;
+                # Haswell iGPU can't afford 3-pass blur every frame — the
+                # blown frame budget shows up as pointer/input latency.
+                enabled = !isMacbook;
                 size = 1;
                 passes = 3;
               };