diff --git a/inventory.json b/inventory.json
index 2d815115e..8a8fe11ed 100644
--- a/inventory.json
+++ b/inventory.json
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
       },
       "description": "A nice thing",
       "icon": "./path/to/icon.png",
-      "tags": ["1", "2", "3"],
-      "system": "x86_64-linux"
+      "tags": ["1", "2", "3"]
     }
   },
   "services": {
diff --git a/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix b/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix
index 5b5b53a4d..cf7b8394e 100644
--- a/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix
+++ b/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ let
       ) [ ] inventory.services
       # Append each machine config
       ++ [
-        (lib.optionalAttrs (machineConfig.system or null != null) {
-          config.nixpkgs.hostPlatform = machineConfig.system;
-        })
         (lib.optionalAttrs (machineConfig.deploy.targetHost or null != null) {
           config.clan.core.networking.targetHost = machineConfig.deploy.targetHost;
         })
diff --git a/lib/inventory/build-inventory/interface.nix b/lib/inventory/build-inventory/interface.nix
index 56c05fb3b..a0b72e3e0 100644
--- a/lib/inventory/build-inventory/interface.nix
+++ b/lib/inventory/build-inventory/interface.nix
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ in
                 apply = lib.unique;
                 type = types.listOf types.str;
               };
-              system = lib.mkOption {
-                default = null;
-                type = types.nullOr types.str;
-              };
               deploy.targetHost = lib.mkOption {
                 description = "Configuration for the deployment of the machine";
                 default = null;
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_modules.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_modules.py
index 9d70b805f..6ff97e4ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_modules.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_modules.py
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ def test_add_module_to_inventory(
     )
     opts = CreateOptions(
         clan_dir=FlakeId(str(base_path)),
-        machine=Machine(
-            name="machine1", tags=[], system="x86_64-linux", deploy=MachineDeploy()
-        ),
+        machine=Machine(name="machine1", tags=[], deploy=MachineDeploy()),
     )
 
     create_machine(opts)