diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
index 8dcfc5b0..5ad7a0ea 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
@@ -81,15 +81,12 @@ favor of nixfmt (more information can be found
 To migrate to `nixfmt`, simply change `vim.languages.nix.format.type` to
 `nixfmt`.
 
-### leader changes {#sec-leader-changes}
+### Rust keymap changes {#sec-leader-changes}
 
-This has been deprecated in favor of using the more generic `vim.globals` (you
-can use `vim.globals.mapleader` to change this instead).
-
-Rust specific keymaps now use `maplocalleader` instead of `localleader` by
+Rust specific keymaps now use `maplocalleader` instead of `vim.leaderKey` by
 default. This is to avoid conflicts with other modules. You can change
 `maplocalleader` with `vim.globals.maplocalleader`, but it's recommended to set
-it to something other than `mapleader` to avoid conflicts.
+it to something other than `vim.leaderKey` to avoid conflicts.
 
 ## Changelog {#sec-release-0.7-changelog}
 
@@ -310,7 +307,8 @@ it to something other than `mapleader` to avoid conflicts.
 - Telescope:
   - Fixed `project-nvim` command and keybinding
   - Added default ikeybind/command for `Telescope resume` (`<leader>fr`)
-- Add `hcl` lsp/formatter (not the same as `terraform`, which is not useful for e.g. `nomad` config files).
+- Add `hcl` lsp/formatter (not the same as `terraform`, which is not useful for
+  e.g. `nomad` config files).
 
 [Soliprem](https://github.com/Soliprem):
 
diff --git a/modules/extra/deprecations.nix b/modules/extra/deprecations.nix
index 45dba827..a4ac56a3 100644
--- a/modules/extra/deprecations.nix
+++ b/modules/extra/deprecations.nix
@@ -59,10 +59,5 @@ in {
       With Trouble having so many different modes, and breaking changes
       upstream, it no longer makes sense, nor works, to toggle only Trouble.
     '')
-    # 2024-11-30
-    (mkRemovedOptionModule ["vim" "leaderKey"] ''
-      This has been deprecated in favor of using the more generic `vim.globals`
-      (you can use `vim.globals.mapleader` to change this instead).
-    '')
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/neovim/init/basic.nix b/modules/neovim/init/basic.nix
index c7d98e02..2114dcb8 100644
--- a/modules/neovim/init/basic.nix
+++ b/modules/neovim/init/basic.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
   cfg = config.vim;
 in {
   options.vim = {
+    leaderKey = mkOption {
+      type = str;
+      default = " ";
+      description = "The leader key used for `<leader>` mappings";
+    };
+
     colourTerm = mkOption {
       type = bool;
       default = true;
@@ -191,6 +197,8 @@ in {
       vim.o.tm = ${toLuaObject cfg.mapTimeout}
       vim.o.cursorlineopt = ${toLuaObject cfg.cursorlineOpt}
       vim.o.scrolloff = ${toLuaObject cfg.scrollOffset}
+      vim.g.mapleader = ${toLuaObject cfg.leaderKey}
+      vim.g.maplocalleader = ${toLuaObject cfg.leaderKey}
 
       ${optionalString cfg.undoFile.enable ''
         vim.o.undofile = true
diff --git a/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix b/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix
index 508a8bf8..dd3a36e6 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ in {
 
     globals = mkOption {
       type = attrs;
-      default = {
-        mapleader = " ";
-        maplocalleader = ",";
-      };
+      default = {};
       example = {"some_variable" = 42;};
       description = ''
         An attribute set containing global variable values