diff --git a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
index 6f931315..ffc7e651 100644
--- a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ in
   options = {
     services.nix-daemon.enable = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
-      default = false;
+      default = true;
       description = "Whether to enable the nix-daemon service.";
     };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/darwin-installer/default.nix b/pkgs/darwin-installer/default.nix
index 5c6d801e..78ca3c88 100644
--- a/pkgs/darwin-installer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/darwin-installer/default.nix
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
         mkdir -p "$HOME/.nixpkgs"
         cp "${../../modules/examples/simple.nix}" "$config"
         chmod u+w "$config"
-
-        # Enable nix-daemon service for multi-user installs.
-        if [ ! -w /nix/var/nix/db ]; then
-            sed -i 's/# services.nix-daemon.enable/services.nix-daemon.enable/' "$config"
-        fi
     fi
 
     # Skip when stdin is not a tty, eg.