diff --git a/modules/bitcoind.nix b/modules/bitcoind.nix
index 8497da3..29d5f30 100644
--- a/modules/bitcoind.nix
+++ b/modules/bitcoind.nix
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ in {
             options = {
               name = mkOption {
                 type = types.str;
+                default = name;
                 example = "alice";
                 description = ''
                   Username for JSON-RPC connections.
@@ -131,9 +132,6 @@ in {
                 '';
               };
             };
-            config = {
-              name = mkDefault name;
-            };
           }));
           description = ''
             RPC user information for JSON-RPC connections.