diff --git a/hosts/niximg.nix b/hosts/niximg.nix
index ba934340..61fbb22a 100644
--- a/hosts/niximg.nix
+++ b/hosts/niximg.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 { modulesPath, ... }: {
-  imports =
-    [ ../profiles/develop "${modulesPath}/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix" ];
+  imports = [
+    # passwd is nixos by default
+    ../users/nixos
+    # passwd is empty by default
+    ../users/root
+    "${modulesPath}/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix"
+  ];
 
   isoImage.makeEfiBootable = true;
   isoImage.makeUsbBootable = true;
   networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
-  users.users.root.password = "";
 }
diff --git a/users/nixos/default.nix b/users/nixos/default.nix
index 9ce867a1..8d711f70 100644
--- a/users/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/users/nixos/default.nix
@@ -8,9 +8,4 @@
     isNormalUser = true;
     extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
   };
-
-  # to avoid zsh startup message
-  home-manager.users.nrd.home.file.".zshrc" = ''
-    #
-  '';
 }