diff --git a/modules/dependencies.nix b/modules/dependencies.nix
index 57cf0f2d..23af2f1b 100644
--- a/modules/dependencies.nix
+++ b/modules/dependencies.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let
   cfg = config.dependencies;
 
   packages = {
+    bat.default = "bat";
     ctags.default = "ctags";
     curl.default = "curl";
     direnv.default = "direnv";
diff --git a/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix
index 2be5c67f..a5e17aa1 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
       ]
       "This option no longer has any effect now that the `plugin.telescope.keymaps` implementation uses `<cmd>`."
     )
+
+    # TODO: added 2025-04-07, remove after 25.05
+    (lib.nixvim.mkRemovedPackageOptionModule {
+      plugin = "telescope";
+      packageName = "bat";
+    })
   ];
 
   extraOptions = {
@@ -88,10 +94,6 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
         added to `extraPlugins`.
       '';
     };
-
-    batPackage = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "bat" {
-      nullable = true;
-    };
   };
 
   callSetup = false;
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
       let $BAT_THEME = '${cfg.highlightTheme}'
     '';
 
-    extraPackages = [ cfg.batPackage ];
+    dependencies.bat.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
 
     keymaps = mapAttrsToList (
       key: mapping:
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix
index f0605d2e..20751ce2 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/telescope/default.nix
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
   };
 
   no-packages = {
-    plugins.web-devicons.enable = false;
-    plugins.telescope = {
-      enable = true;
-      batPackage = null;
+    plugins = {
+      web-devicons.enable = false;
+      telescope.enable = true;
     };
+    dependencies.bat.enable = false;
   };
 
   mini-icons = {