diff --git a/nixos-modules/genode-init.nix b/nixos-modules/genode-init.nix
index ee936dd..a39bd78 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/genode-init.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/genode-init.nix
@@ -86,17 +86,6 @@ in {
 
   config.genode.init = {
 
-    # TODO: convert the subinits to children
-
-    children = mapAttrs (name: value: {
-      inherit (value) extraErisInputs extraInputs;
-      configFile = pkgs.writeText "${name}.child.dhall" ''
-        let Sigil = env:DHALL_SIGIL
-
-        in  Sigil.Init.toChild ${value.configFile} Sigil.Init.Attributes.default
-      '';
-    }) cfg.subinits;
-
     configFile = let
 
       children = lib.mapAttrsToList