diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
index 3f2c420a2bed..7e14b0e21143 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     pkgs.cryptsetup # needed for dm-crypt volumes
     pkgs.mkpasswd # for generating password files
 
+    # Some text editors.
+    pkgs.vim
+
     # Some networking tools.
     pkgs.fuse
     pkgs.fuse3
diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
index d51ed195580d..370db2b08452 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ with lib;
     # console less cumbersome if the machine has a public IP.
     networking.firewall.logRefusedConnections = mkDefault false;
 
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.vim ];
-
-
     # Allow the user to log in as root without a password.
     users.users.root.initialHashedPassword = "";
   };