diff --git a/configurations.nix b/configurations.nix
index 4ff60bd..266da19 100644
--- a/configurations.nix
+++ b/configurations.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ let
     colmena
     flake-registry
     nixos-hardware
-    nixpkgs-unstable
     srvos
     disko
     ;
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index fa60420..7da0e69 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
         "systems": "systems"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716561646,
-        "narHash": "sha256-UIGtLO89RxKt7RF2iEgPikSdU53r6v/6WYB0RW3k89I=",
+        "lastModified": 1718371084,
+        "narHash": "sha256-abpBi61mg0g+lFFU0zY4C6oP6fBwPzbHPKBGw676xsA=",
         "owner": "ryantm",
         "repo": "agenix",
-        "rev": "c2fc0762bbe8feb06a2e59a364fa81b3a57671c9",
+        "rev": "3a56735779db467538fb2e577eda28a9daacaca6",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1711742460,
-        "narHash": "sha256-0O4v6e4a1toxXZ2gf5INhg4WPE5C5T+SVvsBt+45Mcc=",
+        "lastModified": 1717279440,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kH04ReTjxOpQumgWnqy40vvQLSnLGxWP6RF3nq5Esrk=",
         "owner": "zhaofengli",
         "repo": "attic",
-        "rev": "4dbdbee45728d8ce5788db6461aaaa89d98081f0",
+        "rev": "717cc95983cdc357bc347d70be20ced21f935843",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1702918879,
-        "narHash": "sha256-tWJqzajIvYcaRWxn+cLUB9L9Pv4dQ3Bfit/YjU5ze3g=",
+        "lastModified": 1717025063,
+        "narHash": "sha256-dIubLa56W9sNNz0e8jGxrX3CAkPXsq7snuFA/Ie6dn8=",
         "owner": "ipetkov",
         "repo": "crane",
-        "rev": "7195c00c272fdd92fc74e7d5a0a2844b9fadb2fb",
+        "rev": "480dff0be03dac0e51a8dfc26e882b0d123a450e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716431128,
-        "narHash": "sha256-t3T8HlX3udO6f4ilLcN+j5eC3m2gqsouzSGiriKK6vk=",
+        "lastModified": 1718846788,
+        "narHash": "sha256-9dtXYtEkmXoUJV+PGLqscqF7qTn4AIhAKpFWRFU2NYs=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "disko",
-        "rev": "7ffc4354dfeb37c8c725ae1465f04a9b45ec8606",
+        "rev": "e1174d991944a01eaaa04bc59c6281edca4c0e6e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1715865404,
-        "narHash": "sha256-/GJvTdTpuDjNn84j82cU6bXztE0MSkdnTWClUCRub78=",
+        "lastModified": 1717285511,
+        "narHash": "sha256-iKzJcpdXih14qYVcZ9QC9XuZYnPc6T8YImb6dX166kw=",
         "owner": "hercules-ci",
         "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "8dc45382d5206bd292f9c2768b8058a8fd8311d9",
+        "rev": "2a55567fcf15b1b1c7ed712a2c6fadaec7412ea8",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@
     "flake-registry": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1705308826,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Z3xTYZ9EcRIqZAufZbci912MUKB0sD+qxi/KTGMFVwY=",
+        "lastModified": 1717415742,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HKvoLGZUsBpjkxWkdtctGYj6RH0bl6vcw0OjTOqyzJk=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "flake-registry",
-        "rev": "9c69f7bd2363e71fe5cd7f608113290c7614dcdd",
+        "rev": "895a65f8d5acf848136ee8fe8e8f736f0d27df96",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1717527182,
-        "narHash": "sha256-vWSkg6AMok1UUQiSYVdGMOXKD2cDFnajITiSi0Zjd1A=",
+        "lastModified": 1718530513,
+        "narHash": "sha256-BmO8d0r+BVlwWtMLQEYnwmngqdXIuyFzMwvmTcLMee8=",
         "owner": "rycee",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "845a5c4c073f74105022533907703441e0464bc3",
+        "rev": "a1fddf0967c33754271761d91a3d921772b30d0e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716715385,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fe6Z33pbfqu4TI5ijmcaNc5vRBs633tyxJ12HTghy3w=",
+        "lastModified": 1719069430,
+        "narHash": "sha256-d9KzCJv3UG6nX9Aur5OSEf4Uj+ywuxojhiCiRKYVzXA=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "2e7d6c568063c83355fe066b8a8917ee758de1b8",
+        "rev": "e8232c132a95ddc62df9d404120ad4ff53862910",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -302,6 +302,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-for-kernel": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709742294,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8iPomMqw7grXVsugMJhsnHdbre8LnXOQUtHtMXRaWqc=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "56051fbe049bf39adc1f08eb51740c226a4c3b90",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "56051fbe049bf39adc1f08eb51740c226a4c3b90",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1711460390,
@@ -318,13 +334,13 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs-unstable": {
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716715802,
-        "narHash": "sha256-usk0vE7VlxPX8jOavrtpOqphdfqEQpf9lgedlY/r66c=",
+        "lastModified": 1718983919,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+1xgeIow4gJeiwo4ETvMRvWoircnvb0JOt7NS9kUhoM=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "e2dd4e18cc1c7314e24154331bae07df76eb582f",
+        "rev": "90338afd6177fc683a04d934199d693708c85a3b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -334,29 +350,13 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1709742294,
-        "narHash": "sha256-8iPomMqw7grXVsugMJhsnHdbre8LnXOQUtHtMXRaWqc=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "56051fbe049bf39adc1f08eb51740c226a4c3b90",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "56051fbe049bf39adc1f08eb51740c226a4c3b90",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nur": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716741358,
-        "narHash": "sha256-4bxptwbmplGKq3W4tl6Zem/bOHsdLP4DSPcm/FfCaFE=",
+        "lastModified": 1719099906,
+        "narHash": "sha256-xo1cNkVBW7NxTU5zMu0B7ZkismtkHfTRWfhBXbNnp9g=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "NUR",
-        "rev": "c65a3bde6793b437a705edfe5ff8435cbb8307a2",
+        "rev": "315cf1f8c5f5e92150d81ccafba7525c54327094",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
         "home-manager": "home-manager_2",
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
-        "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "nixpkgs-for-kernel": "nixpkgs-for-kernel",
         "nur": "nur",
         "srvos": "srvos"
       }
@@ -388,11 +388,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716425501,
-        "narHash": "sha256-BSLhmGYY1khyyBAjraR+N0Pa9Nha/et5yQQlEZxcfkU=",
+        "lastModified": 1718844164,
+        "narHash": "sha256-QUXWv6llKIQ5To2N24d9dRI78Hqfm9iFyhvmvlOICNo=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "srvos",
-        "rev": "1122cd50a23647e09c3e7a679d37ec02113bc412",
+        "rev": "557ff94aa1b48a723f8fa16eb9e7a2e6de991682",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0641f45..2b4a8f9 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
     flake-parts.inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
-    nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     # contains kernel 6.7.7, do not update
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/56051fbe049bf39adc1f08eb51740c226a4c3b90";
+    nixpkgs-for-kernel.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/56051fbe049bf39adc1f08eb51740c226a4c3b90";
 
     nixos-hardware.url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
     nur.url = "github:nix-community/NUR";
diff --git a/hosts/epyc.nix b/hosts/epyc.nix
index ca9526f..86a172b 100644
--- a/hosts/epyc.nix
+++ b/hosts/epyc.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{ inputs, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 let
   gcc-system-features = arch: lib.optionals (arch != null) ([ "gccarch-${arch}" ]
     ++ map (x: "gccarch-${x}") lib.systems.architectures.inferiors.${arch});
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ in
 
   # TODO: there's a critical bug on 6.8+ where btrfs won't mount the rootfs at all.
   # Do not upgrade until it is fixed. Ping Raito when needed.
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_6_7;
+  boot.kernelPackages = let
+    pkgsForKernel = import inputs.nixpkgs-for-kernel {
+      system = "x86_64-linux";
+    };
+  in pkgsForKernel.linuxPackages_6_7;
 
   # Open public access to our PostgreSQL.
   services.postgresql.enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/packages.nix b/modules/packages.nix
index 45482a8..46b2825 100644
--- a/modules/packages.nix
+++ b/modules/packages.nix
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
     usbutils
 
     ipmitool
-
-    nix-top
     # tries to default to soft-float due to out-dated cc-rs
   ] ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isRiscV) bandwhich;
 }