diff --git a/nix/configuration/flake.lock b/nix/configuration/flake.lock
index f3d37ad..a16b723 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/flake.lock
+++ b/nix/configuration/flake.lock
@@ -178,22 +178,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs-kernel": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1778869304,
-        "narHash": "sha256-30sZNZoA1cqF5JNO9fVX+wgiQYjB7HJqqJ4ztCDeBZE=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "d233902339c02a9c334e7e593de68855ad26c4cb",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "d233902339c02a9c334e7e593de68855ad26c4cb",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1730741070,
@@ -242,8 +226,7 @@
         "disko": "disko",
         "impermanence": "impermanence",
         "lanzaboote": "lanzaboote",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
-        "nixpkgs-kernel": "nixpkgs-kernel"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       }
     },
     "rust-overlay": {
diff --git a/nix/configuration/flake.nix b/nix/configuration/flake.nix
index 4b85e53..8be7c10 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/flake.nix
+++ b/nix/configuration/flake.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
     nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    nixpkgs-kernel.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/d233902339c02a9c334e7e593de68855ad26c4cb";
     lanzaboote = {
       url = "github:nix-community/lanzaboote/v0.4.2";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@
     {
       self,
       nixpkgs,
-      nixpkgs-kernel,
       disko,
       impermanence,
       lanzaboote,
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@
                 nixpkgs.hostPlatform.system = nodeConfig.system;
                 nixpkgs.overlays = [
                   (final: prev: {
-                    kernel = nixpkgs-kernel.legacyPackages."${prev.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}";
                     # stable = nixpkgs-stable.legacyPackages."${prev.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}";
                     unoptimized = import nixpkgs {
                       system = prev.stdenv.hostPlatform.system;
diff --git a/nix/configuration/roles/optimized_build/default.nix b/nix/configuration/roles/optimized_build/default.nix
index 8c536a3..3fc944d 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/roles/optimized_build/default.nix
+++ b/nix/configuration/roles/optimized_build/default.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                   HZ = lib.kernel.freeform "300";
                   HZ_300 = lib.kernel.yes;
                   HZ_1000 = lib.kernel.no;
-                } final.kernel.linux_6_18; # or prev.linux
+                } prev.linux_6_18; # or prev.linux
               }
             )
             (final: prev: {