diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/amazon-ssm-agent.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/amazon-ssm-agent.nix
index 9ab4a7f96d08..0da10621d0a0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/amazon-ssm-agent.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/amazon-ssm-agent.nix
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ in {
 
   options.services.amazon-ssm-agent = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Amazon SSM agent";
-
-    package = mkOption {
-      type = types.path;
-      description = "The Amazon SSM agent package to use";
-      default = pkgs.amazon-ssm-agent.override { overrideEtc = false; };
-      defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.amazon-ssm-agent.override { overrideEtc = false; }";
-    };
+    package = mkPackageOption pkgs "amazon-ssm-agent" {};
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix
index 5845d5c71aa3..62f66302806f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 , nixosTests
 , testers
 , amazon-ssm-agent
-, overrideEtc ? true
 }:
 
 let
@@ -96,9 +95,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
       --replace "/sbin/shutdown" "shutdown"
 
     echo "${version}" > VERSION
-  '' + lib.optionalString overrideEtc ''
-    substituteInPlace agent/appconfig/constants_unix.go \
-      --replace '"/etc/amazon/ssm/"' '"${placeholder "out"}/etc/amazon/ssm/"'
   '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     substituteInPlace agent/managedInstances/fingerprint/hardwareInfo_unix.go \
       --replace /usr/sbin/dmidecode ${dmidecode}/bin/dmidecode