diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/setuid-wrappers.nix b/nixos/modules/security/setuid-wrappers.nix
index 162b3a2cec7d..99dd514feea3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/setuid-wrappers.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/setuid-wrappers.nix
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ in
                 source=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/${program}
             fi
 
-            cp ${setuidWrapper}/bin/setuid-wrapper $wrapperDir/${program}
-            echo -n "$source" > $wrapperDir/${program}.real
-            chmod 0000 $wrapperDir/${program} # to prevent races
-            chown ${owner}.${group} $wrapperDir/${program}
-            chmod "u${if setuid then "+" else "-"}s,g${if setgid then "+" else "-"}s,${permissions}" $wrapperDir/${program}
+            cp ${setuidWrapper}/bin/setuid-wrapper ${wrapperDir}/${program}
+            echo -n "$source" > ${wrapperDir}/${program}.real
+            chmod 0000 ${wrapperDir}/${program} # to prevent races
+            chown ${owner}.${group} ${wrapperDir}/${program}
+            chmod "u${if setuid then "+" else "-"}s,g${if setgid then "+" else "-"}s,${permissions}" ${wrapperDir}/${program}
           '';
 
       in stringAfter [ "users" ]
@@ -115,23 +115,9 @@ in
           # programs to be wrapped.
           SETUID_PATH=${config.system.path}/bin:${config.system.path}/sbin
 
-          mkdir -p /run/setuid-wrapper-dirs
-          wrapperDir=$(mktemp --directory --tmpdir=/run/setuid-wrapper-dirs setuid-wrappers.XXXXXXXXXX)
+          rm -f ${wrapperDir}/* # */
 
           ${concatMapStrings makeSetuidWrapper setuidPrograms}
-
-          if [ -d ${wrapperDir} ]; then
-            mv --no-target-directory ${wrapperDir} ${wrapperDir}-old
-            ln --symbolic $wrapperDir ${wrapperDir}
-            rm --force --recursive ${wrapperDir}-old
-          elif [ -L ${wrapperDir} ]; then
-            ln --symbolic --force --no-dereference $wrapperDir ${wrapperDir}-tmp
-            old=$(readlink ${wrapperDir})
-            mv --no-target-directory ${wrapperDir}-tmp ${wrapperDir}
-            rm --force --recursive $old
-          else
-            ln --symbolic $wrapperDir ${wrapperDir}
-          fi
         '';
 
   };