diff --git a/modules/dependencies.nix b/modules/dependencies.nix
index 31798981..bb140182 100644
--- a/modules/dependencies.nix
+++ b/modules/dependencies.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ let
   packages = {
     ctags.default = "ctags";
     curl.default = "curl";
+    direnv.default = "direnv";
     gcc.default = "gcc";
     git = {
       default = "git";
diff --git a/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix
index 40cfe09c..b55022c6 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  pkgs,
   lib,
   ...
 }:
@@ -14,6 +13,14 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkVimPlugin {
 
   maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.alisonjenkins ];
 
+  imports = [
+    # TODO: added 2025-04-07, remove after 25.05
+    (lib.nixvim.mkRemovedPackageOptionModule {
+      plugin = "direnv";
+      packageName = "direnv";
+    })
+  ];
+
   settingsOptions = {
     direnv_auto = defaultNullOpts.mkFlagInt 1 ''
       It will not execute `:DirenvExport` automatically if the value is `0`.
@@ -37,13 +44,7 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkVimPlugin {
     '';
   };
 
-  extraOptions = {
-    direnvPackage = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "direnv" {
-      nullable = true;
-    };
-  };
-
-  extraConfig = cfg: {
-    extraPackages = [ cfg.direnvPackage ];
+  extraConfig = {
+    dependencies.direnv.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix
index 8b58818a..84498195 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/direnv/default.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
   };
 
   no-packages = {
-    plugins.direnv = {
-      enable = true;
-      direnvPackage = null;
-    };
+    plugins.direnv.enable = true;
+
+    dependencies.direnv.enable = false;
   };
 }