diff --git a/nixos/hosts/Aristotle/hardware-configuration.nix b/nixos/hosts/Aristotle/hardware-configuration.nix
index 744ea9f..b9291b6 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/Aristotle/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/Aristotle/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
   boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = ["xhci_pci" "ahci" "nvme" "usbhid"];
   boot.kernelModules = ["kvm-intel"];
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-linux";
+  system.stateVersion = "23.05";
 }
diff --git a/nixos/profiles/core/nix/nix.nix b/nixos/profiles/core/nix/nix.nix
index 6ff2bbb..d091305 100755
--- a/nixos/profiles/core/nix/nix.nix
+++ b/nixos/profiles/core/nix/nix.nix
@@ -31,16 +31,4 @@
     info.enable = false;
     nixos.enable = false;
   };
-
-  system = {
-    # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
-    # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
-    # on your system were taken. It's perfectly fine and recommended to leave
-    # this value at the release version of the first install of this system.
-    # Before changing this value read the documentation for this option
-    # (e.g. man configuration.nix or on https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html).
-
-    # TLDR: leave it alone
-    stateVersion = "23.05";
-  };
 }