--- a/start/src/core/Instance.cpp
+++ b/start/src/core/Instance.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "Instance.hpp"
 #include "State.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Logger.hpp"
-#include "../helpers/Nix.hpp"
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -55,12 +54,7 @@ void CHyprlandInstance::runHyprlandThread(bool safeMode) {
 		procctl(P_PID, getpid(), PROC_PDEATHSIG_CTL, &sig);
 #endif
 
-		if (Nix::shouldUseNixGL()) {
-			argsStd.insert(argsStd.begin(), g_state->customPath.value_or("Hyprland"));
-			args.insert(args.begin(), strdup(argsStd.front().c_str()));
-			execvp("nixGL", args.data());
-		} else
-			execvp(g_state->customPath.value_or("Hyprland").c_str(), args.data());
+	execvp(g_state->customPath.value_or("Hyprland").c_str(), args.data());
 
 		g_logger->log(Hyprutils::CLI::LOG_ERR, "fork(): execvp failed: {}", strerror(errno));
 		std::fflush(stdout);
--- a/start/src/core/State.hpp
+++ b/start/src/core/State.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 struct SState {
 	std::span<const char*>     rawArgvNoBinPath;
 	std::optional<std::string> customPath;
-	bool                       noNixGl = false;
 };
 
 inline UP<SState> g_state = makeUnique<SState>();
--- a/start/src/main.cpp
+++ b/start/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <print>
 
 #include "helpers/Logger.hpp"
-#include "helpers/Nix.hpp"
 #include "core/State.hpp"
 #include "core/Instance.hpp"
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ Any arguments after -- are passed to Hyprland. For Hyprland help, run start-hypr
 
 Additional arguments for start-hyprland:
  --path [path]       -> Override Hyprland path
- --no-nixgl          -> Force disable nixGL
 )#";
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv, const char** envp) {
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (arg == "--no-nixgl") {
-			g_state->noNixGl = true;
 			continue;
 		}
 	}
@@ -87,15 +84,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv, const char** envp) {
 	if (!g_state->rawArgvNoBinPath.empty())
 		g_logger->log(Hyprutils::CLI::LOG_WARN, "Arguments after -- are passed to Hyprland");
 
-	// check if our environment is OK
-	if (const auto RET = Nix::nixEnvironmentOk(); !RET) {
-		g_logger->log(Hyprutils::CLI::LOG_ERR, "Nix environment check failed:\n{}", RET.error());
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (Nix::shouldUseNixGL())
-		g_logger->log(Hyprutils::CLI::LOG_DEBUG, "Hyprland was compiled with Nix - will use nixGL");
-
 	bool safeMode = false;
 	while (true) {
 		g_instance     = makeUnique<CHyprlandInstance>();