diff --git a/lib/eval-config.nix b/lib/eval-config.nix
index 8a7b225e8500..e3bccb775aa5 100644
--- a/lib/eval-config.nix
+++ b/lib/eval-config.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ rec {
       in
       {
         inherit system;
-        inherit (nixpkgsOptions) config platform;
+        inherit (nixpkgsOptions) config;
       });
 
   # Optionally check wether all config values have corresponding
diff --git a/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix b/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
index 8173d716d841..2fb61f686f0b 100644
--- a/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,5 @@
       '';
     };
 
-    nixpkgs.platform = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
-      default = pkgs.platforms.pc;
-      description = ''
-        The platform for the Nix Packages collection.
-      '';
-    };
-
   };
 }