diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2848563..9526f48 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ examples: **[docs/OVERRIDES.md](docs/OVERRIDES.md)**.
 |---|---|---|
 | `nomarchy.stateFile` | — (required) | Path to your theme-state.json |
 | `nomarchy.terminal` | `"ghostty"` | Terminal for keybinds and `$TERMINAL` |
-| `nomarchy.keyboard.layout` | `"us"` | XKB layout for the Hyprland session (installer writes it; pairs with xkb + `console.useXkbConfig` in system.nix) |
+| `nomarchy.keyboard.layout` | `"us"` | XKB layout for the Hyprland session (installer writes the matching `services.xserver.xkb` in system.nix; the console + LUKS prompt follow via the distro default) |
 | `nomarchy.keyboard.variant` | `""` | XKB variant for the session |
 | `nomarchy.hyprland.enable` | `true` | Nomarchy's Hyprland config |
 | `nomarchy.waybar.enable` | `true` | Nomarchy's Waybar |
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 825a676..0fb3fbc 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -252,12 +252,6 @@
                       ({ lib, ... }: {
                         nomarchy.system.snapper.enable = true;
                         nomarchy.system.greeter.autoLogin = username;
-                        # The installer writes these (keyboard-everywhere
-                        # incl. the LUKS prompt) — mirror them or the
-                        # initrd/vconsole pins don't match an offline
-                        # install's rebuild set.
-                        console.useXkbConfig = true;
-                        boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
                         # nixos-generate-config keys microcode off
                         # enableRedistributableFirmware (now on): the
                         # real machine enables exactly one vendor —
diff --git a/pkgs/nomarchy-install/nomarchy-install.sh b/pkgs/nomarchy-install/nomarchy-install.sh
index 2d108ea..a1342ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/nomarchy-install/nomarchy-install.sh
+++ b/pkgs/nomarchy-install/nomarchy-install.sh
@@ -444,15 +444,14 @@ cat > "$FLAKE_DIR/system.nix" <<EOF
   time.timeZone = "$TIMEZONE";
   i18n.defaultLocale = "$LOCALE";
 
-  # One keyboard layout everywhere: xkb is the source of truth, the
-  # virtual console derives from it (greeter/ttys), and the systemd
-  # initrd applies it to the LUKS passphrase prompt too (the classic
-  # script initrd cannot). The Hyprland session reads the same layout
-  # from nomarchy.keyboard.* in home.nix.
+  # One keyboard layout everywhere: xkb is the source of truth, and the
+  # distro defaults (console.useXkbConfig + the systemd initrd, set in
+  # the nomarchy module) derive the virtual console and the LUKS
+  # passphrase prompt from it — so only the chosen layout is written here.
+  # The Hyprland session reads the same layout from nomarchy.keyboard.* in
+  # home.nix.
   services.xserver.xkb.layout = "$KB_LAYOUT";
   services.xserver.xkb.variant = "$KB_VARIANT";
-  console.useXkbConfig = true;
-  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
 
   # Your login user — \`username\` flows in from flake.nix automatically.
   users.users.\${username} = {