diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45688141..d171d691 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ the only hard dependency for my exported pkgs/modules should be [nixpkgs][nixpkg
 building <./hosts/> will require [sops][sops].
 
 you might specifically be interested in these files (elaborated further in #key-points-of-interest):
-- [`sxmo-utils-latest`](./pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix)
+- [`sxmo-utils`](./pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix)
   - [example SXMO deployment](./hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix)
 - [my implementation of impermanence](./modules/persist/default.nix)
 - my way of deploying dotfiles/configuring programs per-user:
diff --git a/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix b/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix
index bad5633c..2567e303 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       #   and so it just wouldn't handle any button inputs (sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh not on path)
       SXMO_DEVICE_NAME = "three_button_touchscreen";
     };
-    package = (pkgs.sxmo-utils-latest.override { preferSystemd = true; }).overrideAttrs (base: {
+    package = (pkgs.sxmo-utils.override { preferSystemd = true; }).overrideAttrs (base: {
       postPatch = (base.postPatch or "") + ''
         # after volume-button navigation mode, restore full keyboard functionality
         cp ${./xkb_mobile_normal_buttons} ./configs/xkb/xkb_mobile_normal_buttons
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
index 2be82562..1db04460 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ in
     };
     sane.gui.sxmo.package = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
-      default = pkgs.sxmo-utils-latest.override { preferSystemd = true; };
+      default = pkgs.sxmo-utils.override { preferSystemd = true; };
       description = ''
         sxmo base scripts and hooks collection.
         consider overriding the outputs under /share/sxmo/default_hooks
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/common.nix b/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/common.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fdab09bf..00000000
--- a/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/common.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv
-, bash
-, bc
-, bemenu
-, bonsai
-, brightnessctl
-, buildPackages
-, busybox
-, conky
-, coreutils
-, curl
-, dbus
-, dmenu
-, fetchgit
-, fetchpatch
-, gitUpdater
-, gnugrep
-, gojq
-, grim
-, inotify-tools
-, j4-dmenu-desktop
-, jq
-, lib
-, libnotify
-, libxml2
-, lisgd
-, makeBinaryWrapper
-, mako
-, modemmanager
-, nettools
-, networkmanager
-, playerctl
-, procps
-, pulseaudio
-, rsync
-, scdoc
-, scrot
-, sfeed
-, slurp
-, superd
-, sway
-, swayidle
-, systemd
-, wob
-, wl-clipboard
-, wtype
-, wvkbd
-, xdg-user-dirs
-, xdotool
-, xrdb
-
-, version
-, rev ? version
-, hash ? ""
-, patches ? []
-, supportSway ? true
-, supportDwm ? false
-, preferSystemd ? false
-}:
-
-let
-  # anything which any sxmo script or default hook in this package might invoke
-  runtimeDeps = [
-    bc  # also in busybox
-    bonsai
-    brightnessctl
-    conky
-    curl
-    dbus
-    gnugrep  # also in busybox
-    gojq
-    inotify-tools
-    j4-dmenu-desktop
-    jq
-    libnotify
-    libxml2.bin  # for xmllint; sxmo_weather.sh, sxmo_surf_linkset.sh
-    lisgd
-    mako
-    modemmanager  # mmcli
-    nettools  # netstat
-    networkmanager  # nmcli
-    playerctl
-    procps  # pgrep
-    pulseaudio  # pactl
-    sfeed
-    wob
-    xdg-user-dirs  # used by sxmo_hook_start.sh
-    xrdb  # for sxmo_xinit AND sxmo_winit
-  ] ++ (
-    if preferSystemd then [ systemd ] else [ superd ]
-  ) ++ lib.optionals supportSway [
-    bemenu
-    grim
-    slurp  # for sxmo_screenshot.sh
-    sway
-    swayidle
-    wl-clipboard  # for wl-copy; sxmo_screenshot.sh
-    wtype  # for sxmo_type
-    wvkbd  # sxmo_winit.sh
-  ] ++ lib.optionals supportDwm [
-    dmenu
-    scrot  # sxmo_screenshot.sh
-    xdotool
-  ];
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "sxmo-utils";
-  inherit version;
-
-  src = fetchgit {
-    url = "https://git.sr.ht/~mil/sxmo-utils";
-    inherit rev hash;
-  };
-
-  inherit patches;
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    # allow sxmo to source its init file
-    sed -i "s@/etc/profile\.d/sxmo_init.sh@$out/etc/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh@" scripts/core/*.sh
-    # remove absolute paths
-    substituteInPlace scripts/core/sxmo_version.sh \
-      --replace "/usr/bin/" ""
-
-    # let superd find sxmo service binaries at runtime via PATH
-    # TODO: replace with fully-qualified paths
-    sed -i 's:ExecStart=/usr/bin/:ExecStart=/usr/bin/env :' \
-      configs/services/*.service \
-      configs/superd/services/*.service
-
-    # install udev rules to where nix expects
-    substituteInPlace Makefile \
-      --replace "/usr/lib/udev/rules.d" "/etc/udev/rules.d"
-    # avoid relative paths in udev rules
-    substituteInPlace configs/udev/90-sxmo.rules \
-      --replace "/bin/chgrp" "${coreutils}/bin/chgrp" \
-      --replace "/bin/chmod" "${coreutils}/bin/chmod"
-  '' + lib.optionalString preferSystemd ''
-    shopt -s globstar
-    sed -i 's/superctl status "$1" | grep -q started/systemctl --user is-active --quiet "$1"/g' **/*.sh
-    sed -i 's/superctl/systemctl --user/g' **/*.sh
-  '';
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    makeBinaryWrapper
-    scdoc
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ bash ];  # needed here so stdenv's `patchShebangsAuto` hook sets the right interpreter
-
-  makeFlags = [
-    "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
-    "SYSCONFDIR=${placeholder "out"}/etc"
-    "DESTDIR="
-    "OPENRC=0"
-    # TODO: use SERVICEDIR and EXTERNAL_SERVICES=0 to integrate superd/systemd better
-  ];
-  preInstall = ''
-    # busybox is used by setup_config_version.sh, but placing it in nativeBuildInputs breaks the nix builder
-    PATH="$PATH:${buildPackages.busybox}/bin"
-  '';
-
-  # we don't wrap sxmo_common.sh or sxmo_init.sh
-  # which is unfortunate, for non-sxmo-utils files that might source those.
-  # if that's a problem, could inject a PATH=... line into them with sed.
-  postInstall = ''
-    for f in \
-      $out/bin/*.sh \
-      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/desktop/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
-      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/one_button_e_reader/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
-      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/three_button_touchscreen/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
-      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
-    ; do
-      case $(basename $f) in
-        (sxmo_common.sh|sxmo_deviceprofile_*.sh|sxmo_hook_icons.sh|sxmo_init.sh)
-          # these are sourced by other scripts: don't wrap them else the `exec` in the nix wrapper breaks the outer script
-        ;;
-        (*)
-          wrapProgram "$f" \
-            --suffix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath runtimeDeps}"
-        ;;
-      esac
-    done
-  '';
-
-  passthru = {
-    inherit runtimeDeps;
-    providedSessions = (lib.optional supportSway "swmo") ++ (lib.optional supportDwm "sxmo");
-    updateScript = gitUpdater { };
-  };
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~mil/sxmo-utils";
-    description = "Contains the scripts and small C programs that glues the sxmo enviroment together";
-    license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ colinsane ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux; 
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix
index 3a673311..c02439d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,113 @@
-{ callPackage
+{ stdenv
+, bash
+, bc
+, bemenu
+, bonsai
+, brightnessctl
+, buildPackages
+, busybox
+, conky
+, coreutils
+, curl
+, dbus
+, dmenu
+, fetchgit
 , fetchpatch
+, gitUpdater
+, gnugrep
+, gojq
+, grim
+, inotify-tools
+, j4-dmenu-desktop
+, jq
+, lib
+, libnotify
+, libxml2
+, lisgd
+, makeBinaryWrapper
+, mako
+, modemmanager
+, nettools
+, networkmanager
+, playerctl
+, procps
+, pulseaudio
+, rsync
+, scdoc
+, scrot
+, sfeed
+, slurp
+, superd
+, sway
+, swayidle
+, systemd
+, wob
+, wl-clipboard
+, wtype
+, wvkbd
+, xdg-user-dirs
+, xdotool
+, xrdb
+, supportSway ? true
+, supportDwm ? false
+, preferSystemd ? false
 }:
+
 let
+  # anything which any sxmo script or default hook in this package might invoke
+  runtimeDeps = [
+    bc  # also in busybox
+    bonsai
+    brightnessctl
+    conky
+    curl
+    dbus
+    gnugrep  # also in busybox
+    gojq
+    inotify-tools
+    j4-dmenu-desktop
+    jq
+    libnotify
+    libxml2.bin  # for xmllint; sxmo_weather.sh, sxmo_surf_linkset.sh
+    lisgd
+    mako
+    modemmanager  # mmcli
+    nettools  # netstat
+    networkmanager  # nmcli
+    playerctl
+    procps  # pgrep
+    pulseaudio  # pactl
+    sfeed
+    wob
+    xdg-user-dirs  # used by sxmo_hook_start.sh
+    xrdb  # for sxmo_xinit AND sxmo_winit
+  ] ++ (
+    if preferSystemd then [ systemd ] else [ superd ]
+  ) ++ lib.optionals supportSway [
+    bemenu
+    grim
+    slurp  # for sxmo_screenshot.sh
+    sway
+    swayidle
+    wl-clipboard  # for wl-copy; sxmo_screenshot.sh
+    wtype  # for sxmo_type
+    wvkbd  # sxmo_winit.sh
+  ] ++ lib.optionals supportDwm [
+    dmenu
+    scrot  # sxmo_screenshot.sh
+    xdotool
+  ];
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "sxmo-utils";
+  version = "unstable-2023-10-10";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://git.sr.ht/~mil/sxmo-utils";
+    rev = "c33408abb560dac52de52d878840945c12a75a32";
+    hash = "sha256-VYUYN5S6qmsNpxMq7xFfgsGcbjIjqvuj36AG+NeMHTM=";
+  };
+
   patches = [
     (fetchpatch {
       name = "sxmo_migrate: add option to disable configversion checks";
@@ -44,11 +150,86 @@ let
     #   hash = "sha256-dc71eztkXaZyy+hm5teCw9lI9hKS68pPoP53KiBm5Fg=";
     # })
   ];
-in {
-  latest = callPackage ./common.nix {
-    version = "unstable-2023-10-10";
-    rev = "c33408abb560dac52de52d878840945c12a75a32";
-    hash = "sha256-VYUYN5S6qmsNpxMq7xFfgsGcbjIjqvuj36AG+NeMHTM=";
-    inherit patches;
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # allow sxmo to source its init file
+    sed -i "s@/etc/profile\.d/sxmo_init.sh@$out/etc/profile.d/sxmo_init.sh@" scripts/core/*.sh
+    # remove absolute paths
+    substituteInPlace scripts/core/sxmo_version.sh \
+      --replace "/usr/bin/" ""
+
+    # let superd find sxmo service binaries at runtime via PATH
+    # TODO: replace with fully-qualified paths
+    sed -i 's:ExecStart=/usr/bin/:ExecStart=/usr/bin/env :' \
+      configs/services/*.service \
+      configs/superd/services/*.service
+
+    # install udev rules to where nix expects
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace "/usr/lib/udev/rules.d" "/etc/udev/rules.d"
+    # avoid relative paths in udev rules
+    substituteInPlace configs/udev/90-sxmo.rules \
+      --replace "/bin/chgrp" "${coreutils}/bin/chgrp" \
+      --replace "/bin/chmod" "${coreutils}/bin/chmod"
+  '' + lib.optionalString preferSystemd ''
+    shopt -s globstar
+    sed -i 's/superctl status "$1" | grep -q started/systemctl --user is-active --quiet "$1"/g' **/*.sh
+    sed -i 's/superctl/systemctl --user/g' **/*.sh
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    makeBinaryWrapper
+    scdoc
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ bash ];  # needed here so stdenv's `patchShebangsAuto` hook sets the right interpreter
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
+    "SYSCONFDIR=${placeholder "out"}/etc"
+    "DESTDIR="
+    "OPENRC=0"
+    # TODO: use SERVICEDIR and EXTERNAL_SERVICES=0 to integrate superd/systemd better
+  ];
+  preInstall = ''
+    # busybox is used by setup_config_version.sh, but placing it in nativeBuildInputs breaks the nix builder
+    PATH="$PATH:${buildPackages.busybox}/bin"
+  '';
+
+  # we don't wrap sxmo_common.sh or sxmo_init.sh
+  # which is unfortunate, for non-sxmo-utils files that might source those.
+  # if that's a problem, could inject a PATH=... line into them with sed.
+  postInstall = ''
+    for f in \
+      $out/bin/*.sh \
+      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/desktop/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
+      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/one_button_e_reader/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
+      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/three_button_touchscreen/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
+      $out/share/sxmo/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_*.sh \
+    ; do
+      case $(basename $f) in
+        (sxmo_common.sh|sxmo_deviceprofile_*.sh|sxmo_hook_icons.sh|sxmo_init.sh)
+          # these are sourced by other scripts: don't wrap them else the `exec` in the nix wrapper breaks the outer script
+        ;;
+        (*)
+          wrapProgram "$f" \
+            --suffix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath runtimeDeps}"
+        ;;
+      esac
+    done
+  '';
+
+  passthru = {
+    inherit runtimeDeps;
+    providedSessions = (lib.optional supportSway "swmo") ++ (lib.optional supportDwm "sxmo");
+    updateScript = gitUpdater { };
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~mil/sxmo-utils";
+    description = "Contains the scripts and small C programs that glues the sxmo enviroment together";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ colinsane ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux; 
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index 5ca12985..0b04e1b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ let
     signal-desktop-from-src = callPackage ./additional/signal-desktop-from-src { };
     static-nix-shell = callPackage ./additional/static-nix-shell { };
     sublime-music-mobile = callPackage ./additional/sublime-music-mobile { };
-    sxmo-utils' = lib.recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ./additional/sxmo-utils { });
-    sxmo-utils-latest = sxmo-utils'.latest;
+    sxmo-utils = callPackage ./additional/sxmo-utils { };
     tow-boot-pinephone = callPackage ./additional/tow-boot-pinephone { };
     tree-sitter-nix-shell = callPackage ./additional/tree-sitter-nix-shell { };
     trivial-builders = lib.recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ./additional/trivial-builders { });