diff --git a/modules/common/core/system/emulation/default.nix b/modules/common/core/system/emulation/default.nix
index 653c37d0a..b4032a439 100644
--- a/modules/common/core/system/emulation/default.nix
+++ b/modules/common/core/system/emulation/default.nix
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ in {
         i686-linux = {
           interpreter = "${pkgs.qemu}/bin/qemu-i686";
         };
-
-        # x86_64
-        x86_64-linux = {
-          interpreter = "${pkgs.qemu}/bin/qemu-x86_64";
-        };
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/options/system/emulation.nix b/modules/options/system/emulation.nix
index 179f8f7da..01250d3c0 100644
--- a/modules/options/system/emulation.nix
+++ b/modules/options/system/emulation.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{lib, ...}: let
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: let
   inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkOption types;
 in {
   options.modules.system.emulation = {
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ in {
 
     systems = mkOption {
       type = with types; listOf str;
-      default = ["x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" "i686-linux"];
+      default = builtins.filter (system: system != pkgs.system) ["aarch64-linux" "i686-linux"];
       description = ''
         the systems to enable emulation for
       '';