diff --git a/docs/default.nix b/docs/default.nix
index e0d3dcdd..518fcba5 100644
--- a/docs/default.nix
+++ b/docs/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let
   # We overlay a few tweaks into pkgs, for use in the docs
   pkgs = import ./pkgs.nix { inherit system nixpkgs; };
   inherit (pkgs) lib;
-  helpers = import ../lib/helpers.nix { inherit lib pkgs; };
+  helpers = import ../lib { inherit lib pkgs; };
 
   nixvimPath = toString ./..;
 
diff --git a/flake-modules/default.nix b/flake-modules/default.nix
index 45b89487..69df8a41 100644
--- a/flake-modules/default.nix
+++ b/flake-modules/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./dev
-    ./helpers.nix
     ./lib.nix
     ./legacy-packages.nix
     ./overlays.nix
diff --git a/flake-modules/helpers.nix b/flake-modules/helpers.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b7ec897b..00000000
--- a/flake-modules/helpers.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  perSystem =
-    { pkgs, ... }:
-    {
-      _module.args.helpers = import ../lib/helpers.nix { inherit pkgs; };
-    };
-}
diff --git a/flake-modules/lib.nix b/flake-modules/lib.nix
index 142ad436..b0f7c4cc 100644
--- a/flake-modules/lib.nix
+++ b/flake-modules/lib.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,21 @@
   ...
 }:
 {
+  perSystem =
+    { pkgs, ... }:
+    {
+      _module.args.helpers = import ../lib { inherit lib pkgs; };
+    };
+
+  # TODO: output lib without pkgs at the top-level
   flake.lib = lib.genAttrs config.systems (
-    lib.flip withSystem ({ pkgs, ... }: import ../lib { inherit pkgs lib; })
+    lib.flip withSystem (
+      { pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        # NOTE: this is the publicly documented flake output we've had for a while
+        check = import ../lib/tests.nix { inherit lib pkgs; };
+        helpers = import ../lib { inherit lib pkgs; };
+      }
+    )
   );
 }
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 91000de1..84eeac55 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,101 @@
-# Args probably only needs pkgs and lib
 {
   pkgs,
   lib ? pkgs.lib,
   _nixvimTests ? false,
   ...
-}@args:
-{
-  # Add all exported modules here
-  check = import ./tests.nix { inherit lib pkgs; };
-  helpers = import ./helpers.nix (args // { inherit _nixvimTests; });
-}
+}:
+let
+  # Used when importing parts of helpers
+  call = lib.callPackageWith {
+    # TODO: deprecate/remove using `helpers` in the subsections
+    inherit call pkgs helpers;
+    lib = helpers.extendedLib;
+  };
+
+  # Build helpers recursively
+  helpers = {
+    autocmd = call ./autocmd-helpers.nix { };
+    builders = call ./builders.nix { };
+    deprecation = call ./deprecation.nix { };
+    extendedLib = call ./extend-lib.nix { inherit lib; };
+    keymaps = call ./keymap-helpers.nix { };
+    lua = call ./to-lua.nix { };
+    modules = call ./modules.nix { };
+    neovim-plugin = call ./neovim-plugin.nix { };
+    options = call ./options.nix { };
+    utils = call ./utils.nix { inherit _nixvimTests; };
+    vim-plugin = call ./vim-plugin.nix { };
+
+    # Top-level helper aliases:
+    # TODO: deprecate some aliases
+
+    inherit (helpers.builders)
+      writeLua
+      writeByteCompiledLua
+      byteCompileLuaFile
+      byteCompileLuaHook
+      byteCompileLuaDrv
+      ;
+
+    inherit (helpers.deprecation)
+      getOptionRecursive
+      mkDeprecatedSubOptionModule
+      mkSettingsRenamedOptionModules
+      transitionType
+      ;
+
+    inherit (helpers.options)
+      defaultNullOpts
+      mkCompositeOption
+      mkCompositeOption'
+      mkNullOrLua
+      mkNullOrLua'
+      mkNullOrLuaFn
+      mkNullOrLuaFn'
+      mkNullOrOption
+      mkNullOrOption'
+      mkNullOrStr
+      mkNullOrStr'
+      mkNullOrStrLuaFnOr
+      mkNullOrStrLuaFnOr'
+      mkNullOrStrLuaOr
+      mkNullOrStrLuaOr'
+      mkPackageOption
+      mkPluginPackageOption
+      mkSettingsOption
+      pluginDefaultText
+      ;
+
+    inherit (helpers.utils)
+      concatNonEmptyLines
+      emptyTable
+      enableExceptInTests
+      groupListBySize
+      hasContent
+      ifNonNull'
+      listToUnkeyedAttrs
+      mkIfNonNull
+      mkIfNonNull'
+      mkRaw
+      mkRawKey
+      override
+      overrideDerivation
+      toRawKeys
+      toSnakeCase
+      upperFirstChar
+      wrapDo
+      wrapLuaForVimscript
+      wrapVimscriptForLua
+      ;
+
+    # TODO: Deprecate this `maintainers` alias
+    inherit (helpers.extendedLib) maintainers;
+
+    # TODO: Deprecate the old `nixvimTypes` alias?
+    nixvimTypes = helpers.extendedLib.types;
+
+    toLuaObject = helpers.lua.toLua;
+    mkLuaInline = helpers.lua.mkInline;
+  };
+in
+helpers
diff --git a/lib/helpers.nix b/lib/helpers.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 84eeac55..00000000
--- a/lib/helpers.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-{
-  pkgs,
-  lib ? pkgs.lib,
-  _nixvimTests ? false,
-  ...
-}:
-let
-  # Used when importing parts of helpers
-  call = lib.callPackageWith {
-    # TODO: deprecate/remove using `helpers` in the subsections
-    inherit call pkgs helpers;
-    lib = helpers.extendedLib;
-  };
-
-  # Build helpers recursively
-  helpers = {
-    autocmd = call ./autocmd-helpers.nix { };
-    builders = call ./builders.nix { };
-    deprecation = call ./deprecation.nix { };
-    extendedLib = call ./extend-lib.nix { inherit lib; };
-    keymaps = call ./keymap-helpers.nix { };
-    lua = call ./to-lua.nix { };
-    modules = call ./modules.nix { };
-    neovim-plugin = call ./neovim-plugin.nix { };
-    options = call ./options.nix { };
-    utils = call ./utils.nix { inherit _nixvimTests; };
-    vim-plugin = call ./vim-plugin.nix { };
-
-    # Top-level helper aliases:
-    # TODO: deprecate some aliases
-
-    inherit (helpers.builders)
-      writeLua
-      writeByteCompiledLua
-      byteCompileLuaFile
-      byteCompileLuaHook
-      byteCompileLuaDrv
-      ;
-
-    inherit (helpers.deprecation)
-      getOptionRecursive
-      mkDeprecatedSubOptionModule
-      mkSettingsRenamedOptionModules
-      transitionType
-      ;
-
-    inherit (helpers.options)
-      defaultNullOpts
-      mkCompositeOption
-      mkCompositeOption'
-      mkNullOrLua
-      mkNullOrLua'
-      mkNullOrLuaFn
-      mkNullOrLuaFn'
-      mkNullOrOption
-      mkNullOrOption'
-      mkNullOrStr
-      mkNullOrStr'
-      mkNullOrStrLuaFnOr
-      mkNullOrStrLuaFnOr'
-      mkNullOrStrLuaOr
-      mkNullOrStrLuaOr'
-      mkPackageOption
-      mkPluginPackageOption
-      mkSettingsOption
-      pluginDefaultText
-      ;
-
-    inherit (helpers.utils)
-      concatNonEmptyLines
-      emptyTable
-      enableExceptInTests
-      groupListBySize
-      hasContent
-      ifNonNull'
-      listToUnkeyedAttrs
-      mkIfNonNull
-      mkIfNonNull'
-      mkRaw
-      mkRawKey
-      override
-      overrideDerivation
-      toRawKeys
-      toSnakeCase
-      upperFirstChar
-      wrapDo
-      wrapLuaForVimscript
-      wrapVimscriptForLua
-      ;
-
-    # TODO: Deprecate this `maintainers` alias
-    inherit (helpers.extendedLib) maintainers;
-
-    # TODO: Deprecate the old `nixvimTypes` alias?
-    nixvimTypes = helpers.extendedLib.types;
-
-    toLuaObject = helpers.lua.toLua;
-    mkLuaInline = helpers.lua.mkInline;
-  };
-in
-helpers
diff --git a/lib/tests.nix b/lib/tests.nix
index 7b5c250a..98523043 100644
--- a/lib/tests.nix
+++ b/lib/tests.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ let
       dontRun ? false,
     }@args:
     let
-      helpers = import ../lib/helpers.nix {
+      helpers = import ../lib {
         inherit pkgs lib;
         # TODO: deprecate helpers.enableExceptInTests,
         # add a context option e.g. `config.isTest`?
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ let
     in
     result.config.test.derivation;
 in
+# NOTE: this is exported publicly in the flake outputs as `lib.<system>.check`
 {
   inherit mkTestDerivationFromNvim mkTestDerivationFromNixvimModule;
 }
diff --git a/wrappers/_shared.nix b/wrappers/_shared.nix
index b31702ff..5d4ba0ee 100644
--- a/wrappers/_shared.nix
+++ b/wrappers/_shared.nix
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ in
   config = mkMerge [
     {
       # Make our lib available to the host modules
-      # TODO: import top-level ../lib
-      lib.nixvim = lib.mkDefault (import ../lib/helpers.nix { inherit pkgs lib; });
+      lib.nixvim = lib.mkDefault (import ../lib { inherit pkgs lib; });
 
       # Make nixvim's "extended" lib available to the host's module args
       _module.args.nixvimLib = lib.mkDefault config.lib.nixvim.extendedLib;
diff --git a/wrappers/standalone.nix b/wrappers/standalone.nix
index cc817f22..a3c79947 100644
--- a/wrappers/standalone.nix
+++ b/wrappers/standalone.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ default_pkgs: self:
   module,
 }:
 let
-  helpers = import ../lib/helpers.nix { inherit pkgs lib _nixvimTests; };
+  helpers = import ../lib { inherit pkgs lib _nixvimTests; };
 
   inherit (helpers.modules) evalNixvim;