diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.nix b/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.nix
index 155bbea8c6e..c37bcb70d9d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.nix
@@ -65,20 +65,10 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    # Allow the user to select a different package set, subject to the stated
-    # required kernel config
     boot.kernelPackages = mkDefault pkgs.linuxPackages_grsec_nixos;
 
     boot.kernelParams = optional cfg.disableEfiRuntimeServices "noefi";
 
-    system.requiredKernelConfig = with config.lib.kernelConfig;
-      [ (isEnabled "GRKERNSEC")
-        (isEnabled "PAX")
-        (isYes "GRKERNSEC_SYSCTL")
-        (isYes "GRKERNSEC_SYSCTL_DISTRO")
-        (isNo "GRKERNSEC_NO_RBAC")
-      ];
-
     nixpkgs.config.grsecurity = true;
 
     # Install PaX related utillities into the system profile.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.xml b/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.xml
index 37314bdba8a..6f9884336b1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.xml
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/grsecurity.xml
@@ -225,11 +225,9 @@
   </para>
 
   <para>
-    The NixOS module makes several assumptions about the kernel and so may be
-    incompatible with your customised kernel.  Most of these assumptions are
-    encoded as assertions &#x2014; mismatches should ideally result in a build
-    failure.  Currently, the only way to work around incompatibilities is to
-    eschew the NixOS module and do all configuration yourself.
+    The NixOS module makes several assumptions about the kernel and so
+    may be incompatible with your customised kernel. Currently, the only way
+    to work around incompatibilities is to eschew the NixOS module.
   </para>
 
   </sect1>