diff --git a/deployment/data-model.nix b/deployment/data-model.nix
index 1b90edec..65f7f75b 100644
--- a/deployment/data-model.nix
+++ b/deployment/data-model.nix
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ let
     ;
 
   functionType = import ./function.nix;
-  application-requirements = {
-    _class = "fediversity-application-requirements";
-    options.resources = mkOption {
-      # TODO: maybe transpose, and group the resources by type instead
-      type = attrsOf (
-        attrTag (lib.mapAttrs (_name: resource: mkOption { type = resource.request; }) config.resources)
-      );
-    };
-  };
   nixops4Deployment = import ./deployment.nix { inherit inputs; };
 
   configuration = mkOption {
@@ -114,7 +105,12 @@ in
               };
               resources = mkOption {
                 description = "Mapping of application configuration to deployment resources, a description of what an application needs to run";
-                type = functionTo (types.submodule application-requirements);
+                # TODO: maybe transpose, and group the resources by type instead
+                type = functionTo (
+                  attrsOf (
+                    attrTag (lib.mapAttrs (_name: resource: mkOption { type = resource.request; }) config.resources)
+                  )
+                );
               };
             };
           }