diff --git a/src/nix/nix.md b/src/nix/nix.md
index 9641cccb2..db60c59ff 100644
--- a/src/nix/nix.md
+++ b/src/nix/nix.md
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ the Nix store. Here are the recognised types of installables:
 
 * **Store derivations**: `/nix/store/p7gp6lxdg32h4ka1q398wd9r2zkbbz2v-hello-2.10.drv`
 
-  Store derivations are a low-level, internal representation of build tasks in Nix, and have store paths with extension `.drv`.
-  By default, if you pass the path to a store derivation to a `nix` subcommand, the command will operate on the [output path]s of the derivation.
+  By default, if you pass a [store derivation] path to a `nix` subcommand, the command will operate on the [output path]s of the derivation.
 
   [output path]: ../../glossary.md#gloss-output-path