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diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/rngd.nix b/nixos/modules/security/rngd.nix
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+{ lib, ... }:
+let
+  removed = k: lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "security" "rngd" k ];
+in
+{
+  imports = [
+    (removed "enable" ''
+       rngd is not necessary for any device that the kernel recognises
+       as an hardware RNG, as it will automatically run the krngd task
+       to periodically collect random data from the device and mix it
+       into the kernel's RNG.
+    '')
+    (removed "debug"
+      "The rngd module was removed, so its debug option does nothing.")
+  ];
+}