diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index aabf236a..eea4dcee 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -221,22 +221,6 @@
       }
     },
     "flake-compat_3": {
-      "flake": false,
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767039857,
-        "narHash": "sha256-vNpUSpF5Nuw8xvDLj2KCwwksIbjua2LZCqhV1LNRDns=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "rev": "5edf11c44bc78a0d334f6334cdaf7d60d732daab",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "flake-compat_4": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1761640442,
         "narHash": "sha256-AtrEP6Jmdvrqiv4x2xa5mrtaIp3OEe8uBYCDZDS+hu8=",
@@ -251,7 +235,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-compat_5": {
+    "flake-compat_4": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1767039857,
@@ -289,24 +273,6 @@
       }
     },
     "flake-parts_2": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1790898470,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zTwuwezD0w3hpga6a6P8emidzAZFyWqlNeRBlpWOOl8=",
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "024633cd702b10285db5cb19b40ad48d2399ba60",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "flake-parts_3": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs-lib": [
           "nixpak",
@@ -345,31 +311,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "git-hooks": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": [
-          "nix-gaming",
-          "flake-compat"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nix-gaming",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1791909798,
-        "narHash": "sha256-VAhpCOmrun/KXimYfR8NM88bciKCui7CqHHhThSzgag=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "1ba1dbfe28738c9a71c266be6efa5b89e75491a9",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "haumea": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -607,29 +548,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nix-gaming": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_3",
-        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
-        "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1793250639,
-        "narHash": "sha256-5ZT7ZVSqM0OFq7D7LtETkrV3TNQ6NoFsptFOI0OFK+Q=",
-        "owner": "fufexan",
-        "repo": "nix-gaming",
-        "rev": "46024210a12bf7203036f6e4d4d9318f96f488e7",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "fufexan",
-        "repo": "nix-gaming",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nix-github-actions": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -674,7 +592,7 @@
     },
     "nixos-apple-silicon": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_3",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ]
@@ -695,7 +613,7 @@
     },
     "nixpak": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_3",
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
         "hercules-ci-effects": "hercules-ci-effects",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
@@ -763,21 +681,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs-lib": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1790477367,
-        "narHash": "sha256-oujbxmVKDhci2E4EM3KyAbRUgp5/IsCoiA/LfEF7OOk=",
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
-        "rev": "f7cd230690d9fc982d06129f9189b101fddcfa3b",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nixpkgs-master": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1793545910,
@@ -956,7 +859,7 @@
     },
     "pre-commit-hooks": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_5",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ]
@@ -1009,7 +912,6 @@
         "my-asahi-firmware": "my-asahi-firmware",
         "mysecrets": "mysecrets",
         "nix-darwin": "nix-darwin",
-        "nix-gaming": "nix-gaming",
         "nix-x86-on-aarch64": "nix-x86-on-aarch64",
         "nixos-apple-silicon": "nixos-apple-silicon",
         "nixpak": "nixpak",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d643a91a..377f6181 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@
 
     # -------------- Gaming ---------------------
 
-    nix-gaming = {
-      url = "github:fufexan/nix-gaming";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    };
-
     # x86/x86_64 emulation on 16K-page ARM64 (Apple Silicon). FEX cannot run
     # natively with 16K pages, so this wraps FEX in a 4K-page muvm microVM and
     # exposes an `x86pkgs` set plus Steam/Wine launchers. Used by shoukei; see
diff --git a/modules/nixos/desktop/gaming.nix b/modules/nixos/desktop/gaming.nix
index 4af537fc..301b8e6b 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/desktop/gaming.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/desktop/gaming.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   pkgs,
-  nix-gaming,
   config,
   lib,
   ...
@@ -10,11 +9,6 @@ let
   cfg = config.modules.desktop.gaming;
 in
 {
-  imports = [
-    nix-gaming.nixosModules.pipewireLowLatency
-    nix-gaming.nixosModules.platformOptimizations
-  ];
-
   options.modules.desktop = {
     gaming = {
       enable = mkEnableOption "desktop gaming support";
@@ -75,9 +69,52 @@ in
       capSysNice = true;
     };
 
-    # see https://github.com/fufexan/nix-gaming/#pipewire-low-latency
-    services.pipewire.lowLatency.enable = true;
-    programs.steam.platformOptimizations.enable = true;
+    # The sysctls SteamOS ships in steamos-customizations-jupiter (file names
+    # below), as carried by nix-gaming's platformOptimizations module.
+    boot.kernel.sysctl = {
+      # 20-shed.conf
+      "kernel.sched_cfs_bandwidth_slice_us" = 3000;
+      # 20-net-timeout.conf: lets a game that was killed and restarted quickly
+      # rebind its TCP ports.
+      "net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout" = 5;
+      # 30-splitlock.conf: no deliberate slowdown when a game hits a split lock.
+      "kernel.split_lock_mitigate" = 0;
+      # 30-vm.conf: MAX_INT - MAPCOUNT_ELF_CORE_MARGIN, see include/linux/mm.h.
+      "vm.max_map_count" = 2147483642;
+    };
+
+    # Low-latency PipeWire: a 64/48000 minimum quantum plus realtime scheduling,
+    # as in nix-gaming's pipewireLowLatency module.
+    services.pipewire.extraConfig = {
+      pipewire."99-lowlatency" = {
+        "context.properties"."default.clock.min-quantum" = 64;
+        "context.modules" = [
+          {
+            name = "libpipewire-module-rt";
+            flags = [
+              "ifexists"
+              "nofail"
+            ];
+            args = {
+              "nice.level" = -15;
+              "rt.prio" = 88;
+              "rt.time.soft" = 200000;
+              "rt.time.hard" = 200000;
+            };
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+      pipewire-pulse."99-lowlatency"."pulse.properties" = {
+        "server.address" = [ "unix:native" ];
+        "pulse.min.req" = "64/48000";
+        "pulse.min.quantum" = "64/48000";
+        "pulse.min.frag" = "64/48000";
+      };
+      client."99-lowlatency"."stream.properties" = {
+        "node.latency" = "64/48000";
+        "resample.quality" = 1;
+      };
+    };
 
     # Optimise Linux system performance on demand
     # https://github.com/FeralInteractive/GameMode