diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix
index 772375d8947d..73758a7bed9e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   services.userborn.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
 
   # Random perl remnants
-  system.disableInstallerTools = lib.mkDefault true;
+  system.tools.nixos-generate-config.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
   programs.less.lessopen = lib.mkDefault null;
   programs.command-not-found.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
   boot.enableContainers = lib.mkDefault false;
@@ -20,9 +20,4 @@
   # Check that the system does not contain a Nix store path that contains the
   # string "perl".
   system.forbiddenDependenciesRegexes = [ "perl" ];
-
-  # Re-add nixos-rebuild to the systemPackages that was removed by the
-  # `system.disableInstallerTools` option.
-  environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.nixos-rebuild ];
-
 }