diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/chromium.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/chromium.nix
index 65a334b46f0a..4d248dbe0945 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/chromium.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/chromium.nix
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ in
 
   options = {
     programs.chromium = {
-      enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the {command}`chromium` web browser";
-
-      package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "chromium" { };
+      enable = lib.mkEnableOption "{command}`chromium` policies";
 
       enablePlasmaBrowserIntegration = lib.mkEnableOption "Native Messaging Host for Plasma Browser Integration";
 
@@ -121,9 +119,8 @@ in
 
   ###### implementation
 
-  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
-    environment.etc = {
+  config = {
+    environment.etc = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
       # for chromium
       "chromium/native-messaging-hosts/org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json" = lib.mkIf cfg.enablePlasmaBrowserIntegration
         { source = "${cfg.plasmaBrowserIntegrationPackage}/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json"; };