diff --git a/hosts/hermit/programs.nix b/hosts/hermit/programs.nix
index eeac268..a370437 100644
--- a/hosts/hermit/programs.nix
+++ b/hosts/hermit/programs.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,4 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
-let
-  # a newer nil version, for pipes support.
-  new-nil = pkgs.nil.overrideAttrs (_: {
-    version = "unstable-18-07-2025";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "oxalica";
-      repo = "nil";
-      rev = "524ae2d67dd84d99a10f409ed6cd8e4e7b3cae3f";
-      hash = "sha256-Uy2qzd+fMoBcp4NPSO7DavEC1pGMegmAqoEMvmXbIQU=";
-    };
-
-    doInstallCheck = false;
-
-    cargoDeps = pkgs.rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
-      inherit (new-nil) src;
-      hash = "sha256-Sljr3ff8hl/qm/0wqc1GXsEr1wWn7NAXmdrd5wHzUX8=";
-    };
-  });
-in
 {
   environment.systemPackages = builtins.attrValues {
     inherit (pkgs)