diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 1bd519b..c8c19fa 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -128,29 +128,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "dae": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-parts": [
-          "flake-parts"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1758615062,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fX71EN6uogg0fEu/j/iZVjzupMqtuv2DY7Xl/xJQNbo=",
-        "owner": "daeuniverse",
-        "repo": "flake.nix",
-        "rev": "4fa18dd45954f8d56147594029c14822faa8ff42",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "daeuniverse",
-        "repo": "flake.nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "deploy-rs": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
@@ -1430,7 +1407,6 @@
       "inputs": {
         "betterfox-nix": "betterfox-nix",
         "chaotic": "chaotic",
-        "dae": "dae",
         "deploy-rs": "deploy-rs",
         "disko": "disko",
         "emacs-overlay": "emacs-overlay",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c33a7b1..6b20270 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -106,16 +106,6 @@
       ref = "master";
     };
 
-    dae = {
-      type = "github";
-      owner = "daeuniverse";
-      repo = "flake.nix";
-      inputs = {
-        nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-        flake-parts.follows = "flake-parts";
-      };
-    };
-
     flake-parts = {
       type = "github";
       owner = "hercules-ci";
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/dae/config.dae b/nixos/modules/programs/dae/config.dae
index 51b8383..7133c7e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/dae/config.dae
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/dae/config.dae
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include {
-  proxy.d/*.dae
-  local.d/*.dae
+  proxy.d_*.dae
+  local.d_*.dae
 }
 
 global {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/dae/default.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/dae/default.nix
index 1f369e2..84c2b36 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/dae/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/dae/default.nix
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ in
     (lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
       services.dae = {
         enable = true;
-        package = pkgs.dae;
         openFirewall = {
           enable = true;
           port = 12345;
         };
         disableTxChecksumIpGeneric = false;
-        config = builtins.readFile ./config.dae;
+        configFile = toString ./config.dae;
       };
       sops.secrets.url = {
         mode = "0444";
@@ -125,6 +124,12 @@ in
               ];
             };
           };
+          dae = {
+            serviceConfig.LoadCredential = [
+              "proxy.d:/etc/dae/proxy.d"
+              "local.d:/etc/dae/local.d"
+            ];
+          };
         };
     })
     (lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && config.youthlic.programs.juicity.client.enable) {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/top-level/default.nix b/nixos/modules/top-level/default.nix
index bf66b27..5438a85 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/top-level/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/top-level/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 {
   imports = with inputs; [
     home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
-    dae.nixosModules.dae
     sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
     stylix.nixosModules.stylix
     disko.nixosModules.disko
diff --git a/overlays/modifications/dae.nix b/overlays/modifications/dae.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ed1ea31..0000000
--- a/overlays/modifications/dae.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{ inputs, ... }:
-_final: prev:
-let
-  inherit (prev.stdenv.hostPlatform) system;
-in
-{
-  dae = inputs.dae.packages."${system}".dae-unstable;
-}
diff --git a/overlays/modifications/default.nix b/overlays/modifications/default.nix
index 7b6c28a..c8200cf 100644
--- a/overlays/modifications/default.nix
+++ b/overlays/modifications/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ let
 in
 [
   ./niri.nix
-  ./dae.nix
   ./spotifyx.nix
   ./radicle-explorer.nix
   ./wshowkeys.nix