diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/kmonad.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/kmonad.nix
index 687224fae2e9..86e9e32012cf 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/kmonad.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/kmonad.nix
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ let
       cmd =
         [
           (lib.getExe cfg.package)
-          "--input"
-          ''device-file "${keyboard.device}"''
         ]
         ++ cfg.extraArgs
         ++ [ "${mkCfg keyboard}" ];