diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index a505e189..4e8305cf 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ in rec {
           echo -en "%{\033[0m\033[38:5:''${BG}m%}"
           echo -en "%{\033[0m%} ";
         )'
-      '' + ''
-        export EDITOR=${programs.kakoune.package}
       ''
       + builtins.readFile ./dotfiles/zshrc;
   };
diff --git a/kak.nix b/kak.nix
index 1b40e3a0..5a51f798 100644
--- a/kak.nix
+++ b/kak.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ in
 {
   enable = true;
   package = kak;
+  defaultEditor = true;
   plugins = with kakounePlugins; [
     kakoune-buffers
     kakoune-extra-filetypes