diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
index 19e7eb32e833..52750cd472da 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ with lib;
         jq # for closureInfo
         # For boot.initrd.systemd
         makeInitrdNGTool
-        systemdStage1
-        systemdStage1Network
       ];
 
     boot.swraid.enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
index dc24738a3f9d..a5084260daab 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
@@ -2890,8 +2890,6 @@ let
 
     (mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-      systemd.package = mkDefault pkgs.systemdStage1Network;
-
       # For networkctl
       systemd.dbus.enable = mkDefault true;
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
index b20b0168e40f..61af2768e295 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
@@ -135,8 +135,13 @@ in {
       '';
     };
 
-    package = mkPackageOptionMD pkgs "systemd" {
-      default = "systemdStage1";
+    package = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.package;
+      default = config.systemd.package;
+      defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.systemd.package";
+      description = ''
+        The systemd package to use.
+      '';
     };
 
     extraConfig = mkOption {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f5025012e8c5..2465258dea29 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -28962,20 +28962,6 @@ with pkgs;
     withUkify = false;
     withBootloader = false;
   };
-  systemdStage1 = systemdMinimal.override {
-    pname = "systemd-stage-1";
-    withAcl = true;
-    withCryptsetup = true;
-    withFido2 = true;
-    withKmod = true;
-    withTpm2Tss = true;
-    withRepart = true;
-  };
-  systemdStage1Network = systemdStage1.override {
-    pname = "systemd-stage-1-network";
-    withNetworkd = true;
-    withLibidn2 = true;
-  };
 
 
   udev =