diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/direnv.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/direnv.nix
index 6061de58eb8e..f127e959ef01 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/direnv.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/direnv.nix
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@
   config,
   pkgs,
   ...
-}: let
+}:
+let
   cfg = config.programs.direnv;
-in {
+  enabledOption =
+    x:
+    lib.mkEnableOption x
+    // {
+      default = true;
+      example = false;
+    };
+in
+{
   options.programs.direnv = {
 
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption ''
@@ -14,7 +23,17 @@ in {
       integration. Note that you need to logout and login for this change to apply
     '';
 
-    package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "direnv" {};
+    package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "direnv" { };
+
+    enableBashIntegration = enabledOption ''
+      Bash integration
+    '';
+    enableZshIntegration = enabledOption ''
+      Zsh integration
+    '';
+    enableFishIntegration = enabledOption ''
+      Fish integration
+    '';
 
     direnvrcExtra = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.lines;
@@ -32,22 +51,14 @@ in {
       the hiding of direnv logging
     '';
 
-    loadInNixShell =
-      lib.mkEnableOption ''
-        loading direnv in `nix-shell` `nix shell` or `nix develop`
-      ''
-      // {
-        default = true;
-      };
+    loadInNixShell = enabledOption ''
+      loading direnv in `nix-shell` `nix shell` or `nix develop`
+    '';
 
     nix-direnv = {
-      enable =
-        (lib.mkEnableOption ''
-          a faster, persistent implementation of use_nix and use_flake, to replace the built-in one
-        '')
-        // {
-          default = true;
-        };
+      enable = enabledOption ''
+        a faster, persistent implementation of use_nix and use_flake, to replace the builtin one
+      '';
 
       package = lib.mkOption {
         default = pkgs.nix-direnv.override { nix = config.nix.package; };
@@ -60,14 +71,10 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  imports = [
-    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule ["programs" "direnv" "persistDerivations"] "persistDerivations was removed as it is no longer necessary")
-  ];
-
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
 
     programs = {
-      zsh.interactiveShellInit = ''
+      zsh.interactiveShellInit = lib.mkIf cfg.enableZshIntegration ''
         if ${lib.boolToString cfg.loadInNixShell} || printenv PATH | grep -vqc '/nix/store'; then
          eval "$(${lib.getExe cfg.package} hook zsh)"
         fi
@@ -75,13 +82,13 @@ in {
 
       #$NIX_GCROOT for "nix develop" https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/6db66ebfc55769edd0c6bc70fcbd76246d4d26e0/src/nix/develop.cc#L530
       #$IN_NIX_SHELL for "nix-shell"
-      bash.interactiveShellInit = ''
+      bash.interactiveShellInit = lib.mkIf cfg.enableBashIntegration ''
         if ${lib.boolToString cfg.loadInNixShell} || [ -z "$IN_NIX_SHELL$NIX_GCROOT$(printenv PATH | grep '/nix/store')" ] ; then
          eval "$(${lib.getExe cfg.package} hook bash)"
         fi
       '';
 
-      fish.interactiveShellInit = ''
+      fish.interactiveShellInit = lib.mkIf cfg.enableFishIntegration ''
         if ${lib.boolToString cfg.loadInNixShell};
         or printenv PATH | grep -vqc '/nix/store';
          ${lib.getExe cfg.package} hook fish | source
@@ -90,18 +97,17 @@ in {
     };
 
     environment = {
-      systemPackages =
-        if cfg.loadInNixShell then [cfg.package]
-        else [
-          #direnv has a fish library which sources direnv for some reason
-          (cfg.package.overrideAttrs (old: {
-            installPhase =
-              (old.installPhase or "")
-              + ''
-                rm -rf $out/share/fish
-              '';
-          }))
-        ];
+      systemPackages = [
+        # direnv has a fish library which automatically sources direnv for some reason
+        # I don't see any harm in doing this if we're sourcing it with fish.interactiveShellInit
+        (pkgs.symlinkJoin {
+          inherit (cfg.package) name;
+          paths = [ cfg.package ];
+          postBuild = ''
+            rm -rf $out/share/fish
+          '';
+        })
+      ];
 
       variables = {
         DIRENV_CONFIG = "/etc/direnv";
@@ -141,4 +147,5 @@ in {
       };
     };
   };
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gerg-l ];
 }