diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
index dc6c958ca88b..e5c5b08f8d4d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
@@ -283,21 +283,8 @@ in
     # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/132732
     environment.etc.zinputrc.text = builtins.readFile ./zinputrc;
 
-    environment.systemPackages =
-      let
-        completions =
-          if lib.versionAtLeast (lib.getVersion config.nix.package) "2.4pre"
-          then
-            pkgs.nix-zsh-completions.overrideAttrs
-              (_: {
-                postInstall = ''
-                  rm $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_nix
-                '';
-              })
-          else pkgs.nix-zsh-completions;
-      in
-      [ pkgs.zsh ]
-      ++ optional cfg.enableCompletion completions;
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.zsh ]
+      ++ optional cfg.enableCompletion pkgs.nix-zsh-completions;
 
     environment.pathsToLink = optional cfg.enableCompletion "/share/zsh";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/nix-zsh-completions/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/nix-zsh-completions/default.nix
index f60bb966003f..472cc47459cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/nix-zsh-completions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/nix-zsh-completions/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/spwhitt/nix-zsh-completions";
     description = "ZSH completions for Nix, NixOS, and NixOps";
+    priority = 6; # prevent collisions with nix 2.4's built-in completions
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ spwhitt olejorgenb hedning ma27 ];