diff --git a/modules/home-environment.nix b/modules/home-environment.nix
index 164d3e9c3..c6fc345d7 100644
--- a/modules/home-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/home-environment.nix
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ in
           pkgs.gnugrep
           pkgs.gnused
           pkgs.ncurses          # For `tput`.
-          pkgs.nix
         ]
         + optionalString (!cfg.emptyActivationPath) "\${PATH:+:}$PATH";
 
diff --git a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
index 1239e18e2..b5472504c 100755
--- a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
+++ b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
 function setupVars() {
     local profilesPath="/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER"
     local gcPath="/nix/var/nix/gcroots/per-user/$USER"
@@ -46,6 +48,11 @@ else
     export DRY_RUN_CMD=""
 fi
 
+if [[ -v VERBOSE ]]; then
+    echo -n "Using Nix version: "
+    nix-env --version
+fi
+
 $VERBOSE_ECHO "Activation variables:"
 if [[ -v oldGenNum ]] ; then
     $VERBOSE_ECHO "  oldGenNum=$oldGenNum"