diff --git a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl
index 5187068e069..31b07a57280 100644
--- a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl
+++ b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ print <<EOF ;
 
 {
   require = [
-    "\${modulesPath}/profiles/@profile@.nix"
     "\${modulesPath}/installer/scan/not-detected.nix"
   ];
 
diff --git a/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix b/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix
index 069e45127ef..4520b7bb1eb 100644
--- a/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix
+++ b/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ let
     name = "nixos-hardware-scan";
     src = ./nixos-hardware-scan.pl;
     inherit (pkgs) perl;
-    profile = cfg.installProfile;
   };
 
   nixosOption = makeProg {
@@ -103,14 +102,6 @@ in
       '';
     };
 
-    installer.installProfile = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
-      default = "base";
-      example = "graphical";
-      description = ''
-        Name of the profile used when generating the hardware-scan.
-      '';
-    };
-
     installer.enableGraphicalTools = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
       default = false;
       type = with pkgs.lib.types; bool;