diff --git a/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/config.nix b/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/config.nix
index dac2c2f4..49517f72 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/config.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ in {
     vim = {
       startPlugins = ["nvim-lint"];
       pluginRC.nvim-lint = entryAnywhere ''
-        require("lint").setup(${toLuaObject cfg.setupOpts})
+        require("lint").linters_by_ft(${toLuaObject cfg.linters_by_ft})
       '';
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/nvim-lint.nix b/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/nvim-lint.nix
index 2211211e..b08d82be 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/nvim-lint.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/diagnostics/nvim-lint/nvim-lint.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,25 @@
 {lib, ...}: let
   inherit (lib.options) mkOption mkEnableOption;
   inherit (lib.types) attrsOf listOf str;
-  inherit (lib.nvim.types) mkPluginSetupOption;
 in {
   options.vim.diagnostics.nvim-lint = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "asynchronous linter plugin for Neovim [nvim-lint]";
-    setupOpts = mkPluginSetupOption "nvim-lint" {
-      linters_by_ft = mkOption {
-        type = attrsOf (listOf str);
-        default = {};
-        example = {
-          text = ["vale"];
-          markdown = ["vale"];
-        };
 
-        description = ''
-          Map of filetype to formatters. This option takes a set of
-          `key = value` format where the `value` will be converted
-          to its Lua equivalent. You are responsible for passing the
-          correct Nix data types to generate a correct Lua value that
-          conform is able to accept.
-        '';
+    # nvim-lint does not have a setup table.
+    linters_by_ft = mkOption {
+      type = attrsOf (listOf str);
+      default = {};
+      example = {
+        text = ["vale"];
+        markdown = ["vale"];
       };
+      description = ''
+        Map of filetype to formatters. This option takes a set of `key = value`
+        format where the `value` will be converted to its Lua equivalent
+        through `toLuaObject. You are responsible for passing the correct Nix
+        data types to generate a correct Lua value that conform is able to
+        accept.
+      '';
     };
   };
 }