diff --git a/modules/dependencies.nix b/modules/dependencies.nix
index e6493dc1..c257c800 100644
--- a/modules/dependencies.nix
+++ b/modules/dependencies.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ let
 
   packages = {
     curl.default = "curl";
+    ueberzug.default = "ueberzugpp";
   };
 
   mkDependencyOption = name: properties: {
diff --git a/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
index de736049..a362acb4 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   lib,
-  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 let
@@ -15,24 +14,13 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
   maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.GaetanLepage ];
 
   # TODO: option deprecations added 2025-03-20. Remove after 25.05
-  # TODO: curlPackage deprecation added 2025-04-06. Remove after 25.05
+  # TODO: curlPackage and ueberzugPackage deprecations added 2025-04-06. Remove after 25.05
   inherit (import ./deprecations.nix lib)
     deprecateExtraOptions
     optionsRenamedToSettings
     imports
     ;
 
-  extraOptions = {
-    ueberzugPackage = lib.mkOption {
-      type = with types; nullOr package;
-      default = pkgs.ueberzugpp;
-      defaultText = lib.literalExpression "pkgs.ueberzugpp";
-      description = ''
-        Package to automatically install if `settings.backend.backend` is set to `"ueberzug"`.
-      '';
-    };
-  };
-
   settingsOptions = {
     backend =
       defaultNullOpts.mkEnumFirstDefault
@@ -139,8 +127,9 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
   extraConfig = cfg: {
     # In theory, we could remove that if the user explicitly disables `downloadRemoteImages` for
     # all integrations but shipping `curl` is not too heavy.
-    dependencies.curl.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
-
-    extraPackages = lib.optional (cfg.settings.backend == "ueberzug") cfg.ueberzugPackage;
+    dependencies = {
+      curl.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      ueberzug.enable = lib.mkIf (cfg.settings.backend == "ueberzug") (lib.mkDefault true);
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/by-name/image/deprecations.nix b/plugins/by-name/image/deprecations.nix
index 6fbd4203..1336fd2c 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/image/deprecations.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/image/deprecations.nix
@@ -22,5 +22,9 @@ lib: {
       plugin = "image";
       packageName = "curl";
     })
+    (lib.nixvim.mkRemovedPackageOptionModule {
+      plugin = "image";
+      packageName = "ueberzug";
+    })
   ];
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
index 6007a72f..34d5c2d5 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@
 
     dependencies = {
       curl.enable = false;
+      ueberzug.enable = false;
     };
     plugins.image = {
       enable = true;
       settings.backend = "kitty";
-      ueberzugPackage = null;
     };
   };
 }