diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 9b693f1..c9d894e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+# 2022-12-07
+
+ - The `darwinModules` option has been removed. This was added in the early days
+   without full consideration. The removal will have no effect on most flakes
+   considering that the [`flake` option](https://flake.parts/options/flake-parts.html#opt-flake)
+   allows any attribute to be set. This attribute and related attributes should
+   be added to the nix-darwin project instead.
+
 # 2022-10-11
 
  - The `nixpkgs` input has been renamed to `nixpkgs-lib` to signify that the
diff --git a/all-modules.nix b/all-modules.nix
index 42bfdf2..039ce97 100644
--- a/all-modules.nix
+++ b/all-modules.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   imports = [
     ./modules/apps.nix
     ./modules/checks.nix
-    ./modules/darwinModules.nix
     ./modules/devShells.nix
     ./modules/flake.nix
     ./modules/formatter.nix
diff --git a/dev/flake-module.nix b/dev/flake-module.nix
index 40fe958..49b1102 100644
--- a/dev/flake-module.nix
+++ b/dev/flake-module.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
       };
     };
 
+    checks.eval-tests =
+      let tests = import ./tests/eval-tests.nix;
+      in tests.runTests pkgs.emptyFile // { internals = tests; };
+
   };
   flake = {
     # for repl exploration / debug
diff --git a/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix b/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..276269c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tests/eval-tests.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+rec {
+  f-p = builtins.getFlake (toString ../..);
+  f-p-lib = f-p.lib;
+
+  inherit (f-p-lib) mkFlake;
+  inherit (f-p.inputs.nixpkgs-lib) lib;
+
+  pkg = system: name: derivation {
+    name = name;
+    builder = "no-builder";
+    system = system;
+  };
+
+  empty = mkFlake
+    { self = { }; }
+    {
+      systems = [ ];
+    };
+
+  example1 = mkFlake
+    { self = { }; }
+    {
+      systems = [ "a" "b" ];
+      perSystem = { system, ... }: {
+        packages.hello = pkg system "hello";
+      };
+    };
+
+  runTests = ok:
+
+    assert empty == {
+      apps = { };
+      checks = { };
+      devShells = { };
+      formatter = { };
+      legacyPackages = { };
+      nixosConfigurations = { };
+      nixosModules = { };
+      overlays = { };
+      packages = { };
+    };
+
+    assert example1 == {
+      apps = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      checks = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      devShells = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      formatter = { };
+      legacyPackages = { a = { }; b = { }; };
+      nixosConfigurations = { };
+      nixosModules = { };
+      overlays = { };
+      packages = {
+        a = { hello = pkg "a" "hello"; };
+        b = { hello = pkg "b" "hello"; };
+      };
+    };
+
+    ok;
+
+  result = runTests "ok";
+}
diff --git a/modules/darwinModules.nix b/modules/darwinModules.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e39a00..0000000
--- a/modules/darwinModules.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{ config, self, lib, flake-parts-lib, ... }:
-let
-  inherit (lib)
-    filterAttrs
-    mapAttrs
-    mkOption
-    optionalAttrs
-    types
-    ;
-  inherit (flake-parts-lib)
-    mkSubmoduleOptions
-    ;
-in
-{
-  options = {
-    flake = mkSubmoduleOptions {
-      darwinModules = mkOption {
-        type = types.lazyAttrsOf types.unspecified;
-        default = { };
-        apply = mapAttrs (k: v: { _file = "${toString self.outPath}/flake.nix#darwinModules.${k}"; imports = [ v ]; });
-        description = ''
-          [nix-darwin](https://daiderd.com/nix-darwin/) modules.
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}