diff --git a/krebs/3modules/git.nix b/krebs/3modules/git.nix
index 1bfd58e31..c038fd4c6 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/git.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/git.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let
               type = types.user;
               default = {
                 name = "fcgiwrap";
-                home = toString pkgs.empty;
+                home = toString pkgs.emptyDirectory;
               };
             };
           };
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ let
       type = types.user;
       default = {
         name = "git";
-        home = toString pkgs.empty;
+        home = toString pkgs.emptyDirectory;
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/empty.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/empty.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a45723b65..000000000
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/empty.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs }:
-pkgs.runCommand "empty-1.0.0" {} "mkdir $out"