diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md
index f95c01823792..97ac092c9a0b 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
 
 - To reduce closure size in `nixos/modules/profiles/minimal.nix` profile disabled installation documentations and manuals. Also disabled `logrotate` and `udisks2` services.
 
+- To reduce closure size in `nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot-minimal.nix` profile disabled load linux firmwares, pre-installing the complete stdenv and `networking.wireless` service.
+
 - The minimal ISO image now uses the `nixos/modules/profiles/minimal.nix` profile.
 
 - The `ghcWithPackages` and `ghcWithHoogle` wrappers will now also symlink GHC's
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot-minimal.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot-minimal.nix
index 91065d52faf4..5ca255acf35f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot-minimal.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot-minimal.nix
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@
   ];
 
   documentation.man.enable = lib.mkOverride 500 true;
+  hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = lib.mkOverride 70 false;
+  system.extraDependencies = lib.mkOverride 70 [];
+  networking.wireless.enable = lib.mkOverride 500 false;
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
index 518a1f8d0b30..9f32f85a61ec 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This module defines the software packages included in the "minimal"
-# installation CD.  It might be useful elsewhere.
+# installation CD. It might be useful elsewhere.
 
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     pkgs.ddrescue
     pkgs.ccrypt
     pkgs.cryptsetup # needed for dm-crypt volumes
-    pkgs.mkpasswd # for generating password files
 
     # Some text editors.
     (pkgs.vim.customize {
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
     pkgs.fuse
     pkgs.fuse3
     pkgs.sshfs-fuse
-    pkgs.rsync
     pkgs.socat
     pkgs.screen
     pkgs.tcpdump
@@ -45,22 +43,14 @@
     pkgs.usbutils
     pkgs.nvme-cli
 
-    # Tools to create / manipulate filesystems.
-    pkgs.ntfsprogs # for resizing NTFS partitions
-    pkgs.dosfstools
-    pkgs.mtools
-    pkgs.xfsprogs.bin
-    pkgs.jfsutils
-    pkgs.f2fs-tools
-
     # Some compression/archiver tools.
     pkgs.unzip
     pkgs.zip
   ];
 
-  # Include support for various filesystems.
+  # Include support for various filesystems and tools to create / manipulate them.
   boot.supportedFilesystems =
-    [ "btrfs" "reiserfs" "vfat" "f2fs" "xfs" "ntfs" "cifs" ] ++
+    [ "btrfs" "cifs" "f2fs" "jfs" "ntfs" "reiserfs" "vfat" "xfs" ] ++
     lib.optional (lib.meta.availableOn pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform config.boot.zfs.package) "zfs";
 
   # Configure host id for ZFS to work
diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/vfat.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/vfat.nix
index 5baab1c802cf..5421b617b43b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/vfat.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/vfat.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ in
 {
   config = mkIf (any (fs: fs == "vfat") config.boot.supportedFilesystems) {
 
-    system.fsPackages = [ pkgs.dosfstools ];
+    system.fsPackages = [ pkgs.dosfstools pkgs.mtools ];
 
     boot.initrd.kernelModules = mkIf inInitrd [ "vfat" "nls_cp437" "nls_iso8859-1" ];