diff --git a/modules/programs/notmuch-accounts.nix b/modules/programs/notmuch-accounts.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fd4a811d7..000000000
--- a/modules/programs/notmuch-accounts.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, ... }:
-
-{
-  options.notmuch = { enable = lib.mkEnableOption "notmuch indexing"; };
-}
diff --git a/modules/programs/notmuch.nix b/modules/programs/notmuch.nix
index 9070d7556..b93cc6a5e 100644
--- a/modules/programs/notmuch.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/notmuch.nix
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ in {
     };
 
     accounts.email.accounts = mkOption {
-      type = with types; attrsOf (submodule (import ./notmuch-accounts.nix));
+      type = with types;
+        attrsOf (submodule {
+          options.notmuch.enable = mkEnableOption "notmuch indexing";
+        });
     };
   };