diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c953c784..34401cfc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Because the options may not have the same case (and may require some pre-process
 ```nix
 {
   some_opt = cfg.someOpt;
-  some_raw_opt = helpers.ifNonNull' cfg.someRawOpt (mkRaw cfg.someRawOpt);
+  some_raw_opt = helpers.mkRaw cfg.someRawOpt;
   some_meta_opt = with cfg.metaOpt; # metaOpt = { foo = ...; someOtherOpt = ...; };
     {
       inherit foo;
diff --git a/lib/helpers.nix b/lib/helpers.nix
index b4fec303..724558ca 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.nix
+++ b/lib/helpers.nix
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ with lib; rec {
     then null
     else y;
 
-  mkRawIfNonNull = v: ifNonNull' v (mkRaw v);
-
   mkCompositeOption = desc: options:
     mkNullOrOption (types.submodule {inherit options;}) desc;
 
@@ -273,7 +271,10 @@ with lib; rec {
     };
   };
 
-  mkRaw = r: {__raw = r;};
+  mkRaw = r:
+    ifNonNull'
+    r
+    {__raw = r;};
 
   wrapDo = string: ''
     do