diff --git a/home/modules/bootstrap.nix b/home/modules/bootstrap.nix
index 6146a0b..487e241 100644
--- a/home/modules/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/home/modules/bootstrap.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ in
     done
   '';
 
+  home.activation.cleanDanglingLinks = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+    for link in "$HOME/.nix-profile" "$HOME/.nix-defexpr"; do
+      [ -L "$link" ] && [ ! -e "$link" ] && run rm "$link"
+    done
+  '';
+
   home.activation.linkWallpapers = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "createDirectories" ] ''
     src="${repoDir}/config/screen"
     dest="$HOME/img/screen"