diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
index ef180be9718..0319c5688fb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
@@ -203,11 +203,9 @@
       sddm = 175;
       tss = 176;
       memcached = 177;
-      nscd = 178;
       ntp = 179;
       zabbix = 180;
       redis = 181;
-      sshd = 182;
       unifi = 183;
       uptimed = 184;
       zope2 = 185;
@@ -399,11 +397,9 @@
       sddm = 175;
       tss = 176;
       #memcached = 177; # unused
-      #nscd = 178; # unused
       #ntp = 179; # unused
       #zabbix = 180; # unused
       #redis = 181; # unused
-      #sshd = 182; # unused
       #unifi = 183; # unused
       #uptimed = 184; # unused
       #zope2 = 185; # unused
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
index b2740bd33b7..17228452bdc 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
@@ -281,10 +281,8 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    users.extraUsers = singleton
-      { name = "sshd";
-        uid = config.ids.uids.sshd;
-        description = "SSH privilege separation user";
+    users.extraUsers.sshd =
+      { description = "SSH privilege separation user";
         home = "/var/empty";
       };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/system/nscd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/system/nscd.nix
index 0879d9b85bd..caedc2e4217 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/system/nscd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/system/nscd.nix
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    users.extraUsers = singleton
-      { name = "nscd";
-        uid = config.ids.uids.nscd;
-        description = "Name service cache daemon user";
-      };
+    users.extraUsers.nscd.description = "Name service cache daemon user";
 
     systemd.services.nscd =
       { description = "Name Service Cache Daemon";