diff --git a/modules/dependencies.nix b/modules/dependencies.nix
index 0a3668af..64d3c57a 100644
--- a/modules/dependencies.nix
+++ b/modules/dependencies.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ let
     };
     plantuml.default = "plantuml";
     ripgrep.default = "ripgrep";
+    rust-analyzer.default = "rust-analyzer";
     sd.default = "sd";
     sed.default = "gnused";
     texpresso.default = "texpresso";
diff --git a/plugins/by-name/rustaceanvim/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/rustaceanvim/default.nix
index fe935765..da06e742 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/rustaceanvim/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/rustaceanvim/default.nix
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
   deprecateExtraOptions = true;
   optionsRenamedToSettings = import ./renamed-options.nix;
 
-  extraOptions = {
-    rustAnalyzerPackage = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "rust-analyzer" {
-      nullable = true;
-    };
-  };
+  imports = [
+    # TODO: added 2025-04-07, remove after 25.05
+    (lib.nixvim.mkRemovedPackageOptionModule {
+      plugin = "godot";
+      packageName = "rust-analyzer";
+      oldPackageName = "rustAnalyzer";
+    })
+  ];
 
   settingsOptions = import ./settings-options.nix { inherit lib helpers pkgs; };
 
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
     cfg:
     mkMerge [
       {
-        extraPackages = [ cfg.rustAnalyzerPackage ];
+        dependencies.rust-analyzer.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
 
         globals.rustaceanvim = cfg.settings;