diff --git a/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix b/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix
index 9ff482b83f3a..346d3ffcef5a 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix
+++ b/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix
@@ -46,15 +46,10 @@ rec {
         powerpc64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 -machine powernv";
         riscv32-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-riscv32 -machine virt";
         riscv64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-riscv64 -machine virt";
-        x86_64-darwin = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -machine accel=${accel "kvm"} -cpu max";
       };
       otherHostGuestMatrix = {
         aarch64-darwin = {
           aarch64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-aarch64 -machine virt,gic-version=2,accel=${accel "hvf"} -cpu max";
-          inherit (otherHostGuestMatrix.x86_64-darwin) x86_64-linux;
-        };
-        x86_64-darwin = {
-          x86_64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -machine type=q35,accel=${accel "hvf"} -cpu max";
         };
       };
 
diff --git a/nixos/lib/testing/nodes.nix b/nixos/lib/testing/nodes.nix
index f83f268c88b3..6a90990b1829 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/testing/nodes.nix
+++ b/nixos/lib/testing/nodes.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ let
     else
       let
         hostToGuest = {
-          "x86_64-darwin" = "x86_64-linux";
           "aarch64-darwin" = "aarch64-linux";
         };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix
index 1d4eff6a72cd..96c461cf795b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs/test.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let
     nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-linux";
     nixpkgs.buildPlatform = "aarch64-darwin";
     nixpkgs.system = "x86_64-linux";
-    nixpkgs.localSystem.system = "x86_64-darwin";
+    nixpkgs.localSystem.system = "x86_64-freebsd";
     nixpkgs.crossSystem.system = "i686-linux";
     imports = [
       {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index 8d2817c23bf0..d99a491b8579 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ in
       default = pkgs;
       defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs";
       example = literalExpression ''
-        import pkgs.path { system = "x86_64-darwin"; }
+        import pkgs.path { system = "aarch64-darwin"; }
       '';
       description = ''
         Package set to use for the host-specific packages of the VM runner.
diff --git a/nixos/tests/installer.nix b/nixos/tests/installer.nix
index 76b3b62c0389..e3d184c42a15 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/installer.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/installer.nix
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ let
         # non-EFI tests can only run on x86
         platforms = mkIf (!isEfi) [
           "x86_64-linux"
-          "x86_64-darwin"
           "i686-linux"
         ];
         inherit broken;