diff --git a/arch-setup.sh b/arch-setup.sh
index df05fc8..6c872ac 100755
--- a/arch-setup.sh
+++ b/arch-setup.sh
@@ -94,14 +94,13 @@ fi
 step "1/8 · System updates & essential packages"
 
 pacman -Syu --noconfirm
-# Minimal host package set — omaterm's container brings its own tooling
-# (git, tmux, agents, tailscale all live inside it)
+# Minimal host package set — omaterm installs everything else it needs
+# (git, tmux, agents, tailscale all live inside its container)
 pacman -S --noconfirm --needed \
     ufw \
     fail2ban \
     curl \
-    docker \
-    docker-compose
+    docker
 
 # Docker must be running before omaterm installs — the new omaterm is
 # docker-only (everything runs in the ghcr.io/omacom-io/omaterm container)