diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index fbf4af2e..115cb855 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -716,22 +716,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs-small": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1790297907,
-        "narHash": "sha256-3tsHNGgWZoi3D5Fbi6xvkjN97qHC92zpJAweyzPju2M=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "a5e02ba8b823f3846c2336c7baad299a36a47cdf",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable-small",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1789654592,
@@ -925,7 +909,6 @@
         "nixpkgs-darwin": "nixpkgs-darwin",
         "nixpkgs-master": "nixpkgs-master",
         "nixpkgs-patched": "nixpkgs-patched",
-        "nixpkgs-small": "nixpkgs-small",
         "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable",
         "nixvim": "nixvim",
         "nu_scripts": "nu_scripts",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 8a370778..09efa40d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@
     nixpkgs-patched.url = "github:ryan4yin/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable-patched";
     # get some latest packages from the master branch
     nixpkgs-master.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/master";
-    # only for rustfs: nixos-unstable-small ships 1.0.0 (with the web console),
-    # while the default unstable nixpkgs is still on 1.0.0-rc.6. Using a separate
-    # input keeps rustfs current without bumping the whole system nixpkgs.
-    nixpkgs-small.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable-small";
-
     # NixOS MicroVMs -- run the VMs directly on the hosts, replacing the former KubeVirt
     microvm = {
       url = "github:microvm-nix/microvm.nix";
diff --git a/hosts/12kingdoms-youko/homelab-services/rustfs.nix b/hosts/12kingdoms-youko/homelab-services/rustfs.nix
index 55795f72..c137e1ee 100644
--- a/hosts/12kingdoms-youko/homelab-services/rustfs.nix
+++ b/hosts/12kingdoms-youko/homelab-services/rustfs.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 {
   config,
-  pkgs-small,
   ...
 }:
 {
-  # The service module comes from the default nixpkgs (services.rustfs);
-  # pkgs-small (instantiated in outputs/default.nix) only supplies the newer
-  # package. The module creates the rustfs user/group, the data volume via
-  # tmpfiles, and a hardened systemd unit.
+  # The service module comes from the default nixpkgs (services.rustfs); it
+  # creates the rustfs user/group, the data volume via tmpfiles, and a hardened
+  # systemd unit.
   services.rustfs = {
     enable = true;
-    package = pkgs-small.rustfs;
     settings = {
       # New directory; the old MinIO tree at /data/apps/minio is kept as a
       # rollback snapshot and was carried over via an S3-level copy.
diff --git a/outputs/default.nix b/outputs/default.nix
index b7f856eb..4b66723b 100644
--- a/outputs/default.nix
+++ b/outputs/default.nix
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ let
         # to use chrome, we need to allow the installation of non-free software
         config.allowUnfree = true;
       };
-      # only for rustfs: nixos-unstable-small ships rustfs 1.0.0 (with the web
-      # console), while the default unstable nixpkgs is still 1.0.0-rc.6.
-      pkgs-small = import inputs.nixpkgs-small {
-        inherit system;
-        config.allowUnfree = true;
-      };
       pkgs-blender = import inputs.nixpkgs-blender {
         inherit system;
         config = lib.optionalAttrs (system == "x86_64-linux") {