diff --git a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/service-module.nix b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/service-module.nix
index dc597fdf4..1621fd8d7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/service-module.nix
+++ b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/service-module.nix
@@ -412,27 +412,6 @@ in
                             ```
                           '';
                         };
-                        options.services = mkOption {
-                          visible = false;
-                          type = attrsWith {
-                            placeholder = "serviceName";
-                            elemType = submoduleWith {
-                              modules = [
-                                {
-                                  _module.args._ctx = _ctx ++ [
-                                    config.manifest.name
-                                    "roles"
-                                    roleName
-                                    "perInstance"
-                                    "services"
-                                  ];
-                                }
-                                ./service-module.nix
-                              ];
-                            };
-                          };
-                          default = { };
-                        };
                       })
                     ];
                   };
@@ -537,25 +516,6 @@ in
                 ```
               '';
             };
-            options.services = mkOption {
-              visible = false;
-              type = attrsWith {
-                placeholder = "serviceName";
-                elemType = submoduleWith {
-                  modules = [
-                    {
-                      _module.args._ctx = _ctx ++ [
-                        config.manifest.name
-                        "perMachine"
-                        "services"
-                      ];
-                    }
-                    ./service-module.nix
-                  ];
-                };
-              };
-              default = { };
-            };
           })
         ];
       };
@@ -727,40 +687,18 @@ in
                   instanceAcc: instanceName: instance:
                   instanceAcc
                   // {
-                    nixosModules =
-                      (
-                        (lib.mapAttrsToList (
-                          nestedServiceName: serviceModule:
-                          let
-                            unmatchedMachines = lib.attrNames (
-                              lib.removeAttrs serviceModule.result.final (lib.attrNames config.result.allMachines)
-                            );
-                          in
-                          if unmatchedMachines != [ ] then
-                            throw ''
-                              The following machines are not part of the parent service: ${builtins.toJSON unmatchedMachines}
-                              Either remove the machines, or include them into the parent via a role.
-                              (Added via roles.${roleName}.perInstance.services.${nestedServiceName})
-
-                              ${errorContext}
-                            ''
-                          else
-                            serviceModule.result.final.${machineName}.nixosModule
-                        ) instance.allMachines.${machineName}.services or { })
-
-                      )
-                      ++ (
-                        if instance.allMachines.${machineName}.nixosModule or { } != { } then
-                          instanceAcc.nixosModules
-                          ++ [
-                            (lib.setDefaultModuleLocation
-                              "Via instances.${instanceName}.roles.${roleName}.machines.${machineName}"
-                              instance.allMachines.${machineName}.nixosModule
-                            )
-                          ]
-                        else
-                          instanceAcc.nixosModules
-                      );
+                    nixosModules = (
+                      if instance.allMachines.${machineName}.nixosModule or { } != { } then
+                        instanceAcc.nixosModules
+                        ++ [
+                          (lib.setDefaultModuleLocation
+                            "Via instances.${instanceName}.roles.${roleName}.machines.${machineName}"
+                            instance.allMachines.${machineName}.nixosModule
+                          )
+                        ]
+                      else
+                        instanceAcc.nixosModules
+                    );
                   }
                 ) roleAcc role.allInstances
               )
@@ -773,38 +711,18 @@ in
         {
           inherit instanceResults machineResult;
           nixosModule = {
-            imports =
-              [
-                # include service assertions:
-                (
-                  let
-                    failedAssertions = (lib.filterAttrs (_: v: !v.assertion) config.result.assertions);
-                  in
-                  {
-                    assertions = lib.attrValues failedAssertions;
-                  }
-                )
-                (lib.setDefaultModuleLocation "Via ${config.manifest.name}.perMachine - machine='${machineName}';" machineResult.nixosModule)
-              ]
-              ++ (lib.mapAttrsToList (
-                nestedServiceName: serviceModule:
+            imports = [
+              # include service assertions:
+              (
                 let
-                  unmatchedMachines = lib.attrNames (
-                    lib.removeAttrs serviceModule.result.final (lib.attrNames config.result.allMachines)
-                  );
+                  failedAssertions = (lib.filterAttrs (_: v: !v.assertion) config.result.assertions);
                 in
-                if unmatchedMachines != [ ] then
-                  throw ''
-                    The following machines are not part of the parent service: ${builtins.toJSON unmatchedMachines}
-                    Either remove the machines, or include them into the parent via a role.
-                    (Added via perMachine.services.${nestedServiceName})
-
-                    ${errorContext}
-                  ''
-                else
-                  serviceModule.result.final.${machineName}.nixosModule
-              ) machineResult.services)
-              ++ instanceResults.nixosModules;
+                {
+                  assertions = lib.attrValues failedAssertions;
+                }
+              )
+              (lib.setDefaultModuleLocation "Via ${config.manifest.name}.perMachine - machine='${machineName}';" machineResult.nixosModule)
+            ] ++ instanceResults.nixosModules;
           };
         }
       ) config.result.allMachines;
diff --git a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/default.nix b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/default.nix
index 0ccbe3d7f..0270ef90c 100644
--- a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/default.nix
+++ b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/default.nix
@@ -288,5 +288,4 @@ in
 
   per_machine_args = import ./per_machine_args.nix { inherit lib callInventoryAdapter; };
   per_instance_args = import ./per_instance_args.nix { inherit lib callInventoryAdapter; };
-  nested = import ./nested_services { inherit lib clanLib; };
 }
diff --git a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/default.nix b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index eb066bd68..000000000
--- a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{ clanLib, lib, ... }:
-{
-  test_simple = import ./simple.nix { inherit clanLib lib; };
-
-  test_multi_machine = import ./multi_machine.nix { inherit clanLib lib; };
-
-  test_multi_import_duplication = import ./multi_import_duplication.nix { inherit clanLib lib; };
-}
diff --git a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/multi_import_duplication.nix b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/multi_import_duplication.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b1ca466be..000000000
--- a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/multi_import_duplication.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-{ clanLib, lib, ... }:
-let
-  # Potentially imported many times
-  # To add the ssh key
-  example-admin = (
-    { lib, ... }:
-    {
-      manifest.name = "example-admin";
-
-      roles.client.interface = {
-        options.keys = lib.mkOption { };
-      };
-
-      roles.client.perInstance =
-        { settings, ... }:
-        {
-          nixosModule = {
-            inherit (settings) keys;
-          };
-        };
-    }
-  );
-
-  consumer-A =
-    { ... }:
-    {
-      manifest.name = "consumer-A";
-
-      instances.foo = {
-        roles.server.machines."jon" = { };
-      };
-      instances.bar = {
-        roles.server.machines."jon" = { };
-      };
-
-      roles.server = {
-        perInstance =
-          { machine, instanceName, ... }:
-          {
-            services."example-admin" = {
-              imports = [
-                example-admin
-              ];
-              instances."${instanceName}" = {
-                roles.client.machines.${machine.name} = {
-                  settings.keys = [ "pubkey-1" ];
-                };
-              };
-            };
-          };
-      };
-    };
-  consumer-B =
-    { ... }:
-    {
-      manifest.name = "consumer-A";
-
-      instances.foo = {
-        roles.server.machines."jon" = { };
-      };
-      instances.bar = {
-        roles.server.machines."jon" = { };
-      };
-
-      roles.server = {
-        perInstance =
-          { machine, instanceName, ... }:
-          {
-            services."example-admin" = {
-              imports = [
-                example-admin
-              ];
-              instances."${instanceName}" = {
-                roles.client.machines.${machine.name} = {
-                  settings.keys = [
-                    "pubkey-1"
-                  ];
-                };
-              };
-            };
-          };
-      };
-    };
-
-  eval = clanLib.evalService {
-    modules = [
-      (consumer-A)
-    ];
-    prefix = [ ];
-  };
-  eval2 = clanLib.evalService {
-    modules = [
-      (consumer-B)
-    ];
-    prefix = [ ];
-  };
-
-  evalNixos = lib.evalModules {
-    modules = [
-      {
-        options.assertions = lib.mkOption { };
-        # This is suboptimal
-        options.keys = lib.mkOption { };
-      }
-      eval.config.result.final.jon.nixosModule
-      eval2.config.result.final.jon.nixosModule
-    ];
-  };
-in
-{
-  # Check that the nixos system has the settings from the nested module, as well as those from the "perMachine" and "perInstance"
-  inherit eval;
-  expr = evalNixos.config;
-  expected = {
-    assertions = [ ];
-    # TODO: Some deduplication mechanism is nice
-    # Could add types.set or do 'apply = unique', or something else ?
-    keys = [
-      "pubkey-1"
-      "pubkey-1"
-      "pubkey-1"
-      "pubkey-1"
-    ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/multi_machine.nix b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/multi_machine.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b1fd121e9..000000000
--- a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/multi_machine.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-{ clanLib, lib, ... }:
-let
-  service-B = (
-    { lib, ... }:
-    {
-      manifest.name = "service-B";
-
-      roles.client.interface = {
-        options.user = lib.mkOption { };
-        options.host = lib.mkOption { };
-      };
-      roles.client.perInstance =
-        { settings, instanceName, ... }:
-        {
-          nixosModule = {
-            units.${instanceName} = {
-              script = settings.user + "@" + settings.host;
-            };
-          };
-        };
-      perMachine =
-        { ... }:
-        {
-          nixosModule = {
-            ssh.enable = true;
-          };
-        };
-    }
-  );
-  service-A =
-    { ... }:
-    {
-      manifest.name = "service-A";
-
-      instances.foo = {
-        roles.server.machines."jon" = { };
-        roles.server.machines."sara" = { };
-      };
-
-      roles.server = {
-        perInstance =
-          { machine, instanceName, ... }:
-          {
-            services."B" = {
-              imports = [
-                service-B
-              ];
-              instances."A-${instanceName}-B" = {
-                roles.client.machines.${machine.name} = {
-                  settings.user = "johnny";
-                  settings.host = machine.name;
-                };
-              };
-            };
-          };
-      };
-    };
-
-  eval = clanLib.evalService {
-    modules = [
-      (service-A)
-    ];
-    prefix = [ ];
-  };
-
-  evalNixos = lib.mapAttrs (
-    _n: v:
-    (lib.evalModules {
-      modules = [
-        {
-          options.assertions = lib.mkOption { };
-          options.units = lib.mkOption { };
-          options.ssh = lib.mkOption { };
-        }
-        v.nixosModule
-      ];
-    }).config
-  ) eval.config.result.final;
-in
-{
-  # Check that the nixos system has the settings from the nested module, as well as those from the "perMachine" and "perInstance"
-  inherit eval;
-  expr = evalNixos;
-  expected = {
-    jon = {
-      assertions = [ ];
-      ssh = {
-        enable = true;
-      };
-      units = {
-        A-foo-B = {
-          script = "johnny@jon";
-        };
-      };
-    };
-    sara = {
-      assertions = [ ];
-      ssh = {
-        enable = true;
-      };
-      units = {
-        A-foo-B = {
-          script = "johnny@sara";
-        };
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/simple.nix b/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/simple.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 074d50eba..000000000
--- a/lib/modules/inventory/distributed-service/tests/nested_services/simple.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  service-B :: Service
-    exports a nixosModule which set "address" and "hostname"
-    Note: How we use null together with mkIf to create optional values.
-    This is a method, to create mergable modules
-
-  service-A :: Service
-
-  service-A.roles.server.perInstance.services."B"
-    imports service-B
-    configures a client with hostname = "johnny"
-
-  service-A.perMachine.services."B"
-    imports service-B
-    configures a client with address = "root"
-*/
-{ clanLib, lib, ... }:
-let
-  service-B = (
-    { lib, ... }:
-    {
-      manifest.name = "service-B";
-
-      roles.client.interface = {
-        options.hostname = lib.mkOption { default = null; };
-        options.address = lib.mkOption { default = null; };
-      };
-      roles.client.perInstance =
-        { settings, ... }:
-        {
-          nixosModule = {
-            imports = [
-              # Only export the value that is actually set.
-              (lib.mkIf (settings.hostname != null) {
-                hostname = settings.hostname;
-              })
-              (lib.mkIf (settings.address != null) {
-                address = settings.address;
-              })
-            ];
-          };
-        };
-    }
-  );
-  service-A =
-    { ... }:
-    {
-      manifest.name = "service-A";
-
-      instances.foo = {
-        roles.server.machines."jon" = { };
-      };
-      instances.bar = {
-        roles.server.machines."jon" = { };
-      };
-
-      roles.server = {
-        perInstance =
-          { machine, instanceName, ... }:
-          {
-            services."B" = {
-              imports = [
-                service-B
-              ];
-              instances."B-for-A" = {
-                roles.client.machines.${machine.name} = {
-                  settings.hostname = instanceName + "+johnny";
-                };
-              };
-            };
-          };
-      };
-      perMachine =
-        { machine, ... }:
-        {
-          services."B" = {
-            imports = [
-              service-B
-            ];
-            instances."B-for-A" = {
-              roles.client.machines.${machine.name} = {
-                settings.address = "root";
-              };
-            };
-          };
-        };
-    };
-
-  eval = clanLib.evalService {
-    modules = [
-      (service-A)
-    ];
-    prefix = [ ];
-  };
-
-  evalNixos = lib.evalModules {
-    modules = [
-      {
-        options.assertions = lib.mkOption { };
-        options.hostname = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.separatedString " "; };
-        options.address = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.str; };
-      }
-      eval.config.result.final."jon".nixosModule
-    ];
-  };
-in
-{
-  # Check that the nixos system has the settings from the nested module, as well as those from the "perMachine" and "perInstance"
-  inherit eval;
-  expr = evalNixos.config;
-  expected = {
-    address = "root";
-    assertions = [ ];
-    # Concatenates hostnames from both instances
-    hostname = "bar+johnny foo+johnny";
-  };
-}