diff --git a/modules/system/nix/determinate.mod.nix b/modules/system/nix/determinate.mod.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 55affa2..0000000
--- a/modules/system/nix/determinate.mod.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  sources,
-  ...
-}:
-let
-  determinate =
-    (import sources.flake-compat {
-      src = sources.determinate;
-      copySourceTreeToStore = false;
-    }).outputs;
-  dix =
-    (import sources.flake-compat {
-      src = determinate.inputs.nix;
-      copySourceTreeToStore = false;
-    }).outputs.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.system}.nix;
-
-  # Stronger than mkDefault (1000), weaker than mkForce (50) and the "default override priority"
-  # (100).
-  mkPreferable = lib.mkOverride 750;
-
-  # Stronger than the "default override priority", as the upstream module uses that, and weaker than mkForce (50).
-  mkMorePreferable = lib.mkOverride 75;
-in
-{
-  config = {
-    nix = {
-      package = dix;
-    };
-    environment.systemPackages = [
-      determinate.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.system}.default
-    ];
-
-    # NOTE(cole-h): Move the generated nix.conf to /etc/nix/nix.custom.conf, which is included from
-    # the Determinate Nixd-managed /etc/nix/nix.conf.
-    environment.etc."nix/nix.conf".target = "nix/nix.custom.conf";
-    systemd = {
-      services.nix-daemon.serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = [
-          ""
-          "@${
-            determinate.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.system}.default
-          }/bin/determinate-nixd determinate-nixd --nix-bin ${config.nix.package}/bin daemon"
-        ];
-        KillMode = mkPreferable "process";
-        LimitNOFILE = mkMorePreferable 1048576;
-        LimitSTACK = mkPreferable "64M";
-        TasksMax = mkPreferable 1048576;
-      };
-      sockets = {
-        nix-daemon.socketConfig.FileDescriptorName = "nix-daemon.socket";
-        determinate-nixd = {
-          description = "Determinate Nixd Daemon Socket";
-          wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
-          before = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-
-          unitConfig = {
-            RequiresMountsFor = [
-              "/nix/store"
-              "/nix/var/determinate"
-            ];
-          };
-
-          socketConfig = {
-            Service = "nix-daemon.service";
-            FileDescriptorName = "determinate-nixd.socket";
-            ListenStream = "/nix/var/determinate/determinate-nixd.socket";
-            DirectoryMode = "0755";
-          };
-        };
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/modules/system/nix/nix.mod.nix b/modules/system/nix/nix.mod.nix
index 4ae7264..5eb3fe2 100644
--- a/modules/system/nix/nix.mod.nix
+++ b/modules/system/nix/nix.mod.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 # credits to raf
 {
-  config,
   sources,
   lib,
   pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 let
-  inherit (lib.attrsets) mapAttrsToList;
   inherit (lib.modules) mkForce;
+
+  lix = pkgs.callPackage "${sources.lix}/package.nix" {
+    stdenv = pkgs.clangStdenv;
+  };
 in
 {
   nix = {
+    package = lix;
     # Check that Nix can parse the generated nix.conf.
     checkConfig = true;
 
@@ -26,10 +29,14 @@ in
     # registry =
     #   lib.mapAttrs (_: v: {flake = v.outPath;}) sources
     #   // {system.flake = sources.nichts;};
+    registry.nixpkgs.to = {
+      type = "path";
+      source = sources.nixpkgs;
+    };
 
     # Add inputs to the system's legacy channels
     # to make legacy nix commands consistent as well
-    nixPath = mapAttrsToList (key: _: "${key}=flake:${key}") config.nix.registry;
+    nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=/etc/nixos/nixpkgs" ];
 
     # Run the Nix daemon on lowest possible priority
     daemonCPUSchedPolicy = "idle";
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ in
         "flakes" # flakes
         "nix-command" # experimental nix commands
         "cgroups" # allow nix to execute builds inside cgroups
-        "pipe-operators"
+        "pipe-operator"
       ];
 
       # Ensures that the result of Nix expressions is fully determined by
@@ -168,6 +175,9 @@ in
     };
   };
 
+  environment.etc = {
+    "nixos/nixpkgs".source = builtins.storePath sources.nixpkgs;
+  };
   systemd.services = {
     # WE DONT WANT TO BUILD STUFF ON TMPFS
     # ITS NOT A GOOD IDEA
diff --git a/npins/sources.json b/npins/sources.json
index 68bd682..5a3305a 100644
--- a/npins/sources.json
+++ b/npins/sources.json
@@ -1,34 +1,5 @@
 {
   "pins": {
-    "determinate": {
-      "type": "Git",
-      "repository": {
-        "type": "GitHub",
-        "owner": "determinatesystems",
-        "repo": "determinate"
-      },
-      "branch": "main",
-      "submodules": false,
-      "revision": "5e73b5071ece6da51aa50c55e3438335e2ef9d9c",
-      "url": "https://github.com/determinatesystems/determinate/archive/5e73b5071ece6da51aa50c55e3438335e2ef9d9c.tar.gz",
-      "hash": "sha256-UFzMWhD4rN/9C5Rnf6VHB63gHLFgaPxh0meZlRQrbnU="
-    },
-    "dix": {
-      "type": "GitRelease",
-      "repository": {
-        "type": "GitHub",
-        "owner": "determinatesystems",
-        "repo": "nix-src"
-      },
-      "pre_releases": false,
-      "version_upper_bound": null,
-      "release_prefix": null,
-      "submodules": false,
-      "version": "v3.8.3",
-      "revision": "aa49e142fc30f0598f954abdc0b83c2f290f12d1",
-      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/determinatesystems/nix-src/tarball/v3.8.3",
-      "hash": "sha256-Z+nd/hOF4mpn1OqjvtrJZAoXwiXJ36wtoubd1kAWhmE="
-    },
     "flake-compat": {
       "type": "Git",
       "repository": {
@@ -82,22 +53,33 @@
       "url": "https://github.com/nix-community/lanzaboote/archive/5a776450d904b7ccd377c2a759703152b2553e98.tar.gz",
       "hash": "sha256-9Cc0YqL9ZUpaybJsrRJfXex91QlPmQNqpTLgw/KvJGA="
     },
+    "lix": {
+      "type": "Git",
+      "repository": {
+        "type": "Forgejo",
+        "server": "https://git.lix.systems/",
+        "owner": "lix-project",
+        "repo": "lix"
+      },
+      "branch": "main",
+      "submodules": false,
+      "revision": "9d8ab804355d95d38a61ad5053d415ca1882d554",
+      "url": "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/archive/9d8ab804355d95d38a61ad5053d415ca1882d554.tar.gz",
+      "hash": "sha256-CFoDQz2mnfKWtAb6Y01xu+bfM+Q/6dHGkxKq6W+dzN8="
+    },
     "lix-module": {
-      "type": "GitRelease",
+      "type": "Git",
       "repository": {
         "type": "Forgejo",
         "server": "https://git.lix.systems/",
         "owner": "lix-project",
         "repo": "nixos-module"
       },
-      "pre_releases": false,
-      "version_upper_bound": null,
-      "release_prefix": null,
+      "branch": "main",
       "submodules": false,
-      "version": "2.93.1",
-      "revision": "c3c78a32273e89d28367d8605a4c880f0b6607e3",
-      "url": "https://git.lix.systems/api/v1/repos/lix-project/nixos-module/archive/2.93.1.tar.gz",
-      "hash": "sha256-EfA5K5EZAnspmraJrXQlziffVpaT+QDBiE6yKmuaNNQ="
+      "revision": "4d4c2b8f0a801c91ce5b717c77fe3a17efa1402f",
+      "url": "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/nixos-module/archive/4d4c2b8f0a801c91ce5b717c77fe3a17efa1402f.tar.gz",
+      "hash": "sha256-gbpuESxl/An4GTh7QEbQRYJozVIxWkwVGbWK0/0GoRc="
     },
     "nh": {
       "type": "Git",