diff --git a/modules/top-level/output.nix b/modules/top-level/output.nix
index e81a64e1..36a53a72 100644
--- a/modules/top-level/output.nix
+++ b/modules/top-level/output.nix
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ with lib;
       visible = false;
     };
 
-    initContent = mkOption {
-      type = types.str;
-      description = "The content of the `init.lua` file.";
-      readOnly = true;
-      visible = false;
-    };
-
     printInitPackage = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       description = "A tool to show the content of the generated `init.lua` file.";
@@ -142,7 +135,6 @@ with lib;
     {
       type = lib.mkForce "lua";
       finalPackage = wrappedNeovim;
-      initContent = readFile init;
       initPath = "${init}";
 
       printInitPackage = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
diff --git a/wrappers/hm.nix b/wrappers/hm.nix
index 7f7e0ddf..7f5f848e 100644
--- a/wrappers/hm.nix
+++ b/wrappers/hm.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ let
   shared = import ./_shared.nix helpers args;
   cfg = config.programs.nixvim;
   files = shared.configFiles // {
-    "nvim/init.lua".text = cfg.initContent;
+    "nvim/init.lua".source = cfg.initPath;
   };
 in
 {
diff --git a/wrappers/nixos.nix b/wrappers/nixos.nix
index 1020f27f..cd10b075 100644
--- a/wrappers/nixos.nix
+++ b/wrappers/nixos.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let
   shared = import ./_shared.nix helpers args;
   cfg = config.programs.nixvim;
   files = shared.configFiles // {
-    "nvim/sysinit.lua".text = cfg.initContent;
+    "nvim/sysinit.lua".source = cfg.initPath;
   };
 in
 {