diff --git a/modules/home-manager/programs/pop-launcher.nix b/modules/home-manager/programs/pop-launcher.nix
index fa47f385..e0a69baa 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/programs/pop-launcher.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/programs/pop-launcher.nix
@@ -3,29 +3,11 @@
 let
   cfg = config.programs.pop-launcher;
 
-  # This assumes the package contains the built-in plugins being symlinked to
-  # the main binary with absolute paths. Most sensibly, the nixpkgs builder
-  # will rewrite symlinks relative to its output directory. Since we're putting
-  # them outside of its output directory, we'll have to stop it from doing
-  # that.
-  package = cfg.package.overrideAttrs (prev: {
-    dontRewriteSymlinks = true;
-  });
-
-  # Some plugins may be packaged ala-busybox with multiple plugins coming from
-  # the same binary. Similar reasons as to why we don't want to rewrite
-  # symlinks with the main package.
-  plugins = lib.map
-    (p: p.overrideAttrs (prev: {
-      dontRewriteSymlinks = true;
-    }))
-    cfg.plugins;
-
   # Plugins and scripts are assumed to be packaged at
   # `$out/share/pop-launcher`.
   pluginsDir = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
     name = "pop-launcher-plugins-system";
-    paths = builtins.map (p: "${p}/share/pop-launcher") (plugins ++ [ package ]);
+    paths = builtins.map (p: "${p}/share/pop-launcher") cfg.plugins;
   };
 in
 {
@@ -49,6 +31,13 @@ in
       description = ''
         The package where {command}`pop-launcher` binary and
         built-in plugins are expected.
+
+        ::: {.note}
+        The package is assumed to have been patched to search for the
+        derivation output path (at `$out/share/pop-launcher`) instead of the
+        distribution plugins path (at `/usr/lib/pop-launcher`). Otherwise, the
+        built-in plugins will not show up in the launcher frontend.
+        :::
       '';
       default = pkgs.pop-launcher;
     };
@@ -57,7 +46,9 @@ in
       type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.package;
       description = ''
         List of packages containing Pop launcher plugins and scripts to be
-        installed as system-wide plugins.
+        installed as system-wide plugins. The launcher plugins and scripts of
+        each listed package are assumed to be installed at
+        `$out/share/pop-launcher`.
       '';
       default = [ ];
       defaultText = "[]";
@@ -75,6 +66,6 @@ in
     # properly setting in `xdg.dataFile`.
     home.file.".local/share/pop-launcher".source = pluginsDir;
 
-    home.packages = [ package ];
+    home.packages = [ cfg.package ];
   };
 }