diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/hyperv-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/hyperv-image.nix
index efaea0c110d2..fddff7bf1c69 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/hyperv-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/hyperv-image.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ in {
     boot.growPartition = true;
 
     boot.loader.grub = {
-      version = 2;
       device = "nodev";
       efiSupport = true;
       efiInstallAsRemovable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/linode-config.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/linode-config.nix
index bbf81bda9c02..209bff57ea8b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/linode-config.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/linode-config.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ with lib;
 
       grub = {
         enable = true;
-        version = 2;
         forceInstall = true;
         device = "nodev";
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vmware-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vmware-image.nix
index a38713b4d4ee..3674b37d0b97 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vmware-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vmware-image.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ in {
     boot.growPartition = true;
 
     boot.loader.grub = {
-      version = 2;
       device = "nodev";
       efiSupport = true;
       efiInstallAsRemovable = true;