diff --git a/start/src/core/Instance.cpp b/start/src/core/Instance.cpp
index 2f5007b..8c6c73c 100644
--- a/start/src/core/Instance.cpp
+++ b/start/src/core/Instance.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #include "Instance.hpp"
 #include "State.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Logger.hpp"
-#include "../helpers/Nix.hpp"
-
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
@@ -54,13 +52,7 @@ void CHyprlandInstance::runHyprlandThread(bool safeMode) {
         int sig = SIGKILL;
         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);
diff --git a/start/src/core/State.hpp b/start/src/core/State.hpp
index d00a175..6cf73a9 100644
--- 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>();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/start/src/main.cpp b/start/src/main.cpp
index e73fcfa..30e68f0 100644
--- 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
 )#";
 
 //
@@ -74,28 +72,13 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv, const char** envp) {
 
             g_state->customPath = argv[++i];
             continue;
-        }
-        if (arg == "--no-nixgl") {
-            g_state->noNixGl = true;
-            continue;
-        }
-    }
+        }    }
 
     if (startArgv != -1)
         g_state->rawArgvNoBinPath = std::span<const char*>{argv + startArgv, argc - startArgv};
 
     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>();