diff --git a/docs/src/configuration/lix.md b/docs/src/configuration/lix.md
index 607c9ed7..07922b42 100644
--- a/docs/src/configuration/lix.md
+++ b/docs/src/configuration/lix.md
@@ -17,9 +17,5 @@ _: prev: {
   nixVersions = prev.nixVersions // {
     stable = config.nix.package;
   };
-
-  # make sure to restore nix for linking back to nix from nixpkgs as its
-  # used for other things then the cli implementaion
-  nixForLinking = prev.nixVersions.stable;
 }
 ```
diff --git a/modules/base/nixpkgs/overlays/default.nix b/modules/base/nixpkgs/overlays/default.nix
index 099c8e58..fd13443a 100644
--- a/modules/base/nixpkgs/overlays/default.nix
+++ b/modules/base/nixpkgs/overlays/default.nix
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ in
         stable = config.nix.package;
       };
 
-      # make sure to restore nix for linking back to nix from nixpkgs as its
-      # used for other things then the cli implementation
-      nixForLinking = prev.nixVersions.stable;
-
       nil = (prev.nil.override { nix = config.nix.package; }).overrideAttrs (
         finalAttrs: oa: {
           src = prev.fetchFromGitHub {
diff --git a/modules/iso/nixpkgs.nix b/modules/iso/nixpkgs.nix
index bde15bf4..24bccb0f 100644
--- a/modules/iso/nixpkgs.nix
+++ b/modules/iso/nixpkgs.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
         nixVersions = prev.nixVersions // {
           stable = config.nix.package;
         };
-
-        nixForLinking = prev.nixVersions.stable;
       })
     ];
   };