diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
index 694a5cfb6f85..baa5bf6c69fd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ let
         copy_bin_and_libs $BIN
       done
 
-      # Copy modprobe.
-      copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.kmod}/bin/kmod
-      ln -sf kmod $out/bin/modprobe
-
       # Copy resize2fs if needed.
       ${optionalString (any (fs: fs.autoResize) (attrValues config.fileSystems)) ''
         # We need mke2fs in the initrd.