diff --git a/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc b/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc
index 95ed6fb..2934919 100644
--- a/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc
+++ b/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
-    source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.1/direnvrc" "sha256-zelF0vLbEl5uaqrfIzbgNzJWGmLzCmYAkInj/LNxvKs="
-fi
-
 use flake
 
-watch_file ./flake/checks.nix
-watch_file ./flake/dev-shells.nix
-
 eval "$shellHooks"
diff --git a/templates/c++-meson/.envrc b/templates/c++-meson/.envrc
index 95ed6fb..2934919 100644
--- a/templates/c++-meson/.envrc
+++ b/templates/c++-meson/.envrc
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
-    source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.1/direnvrc" "sha256-zelF0vLbEl5uaqrfIzbgNzJWGmLzCmYAkInj/LNxvKs="
-fi
-
 use flake
 
-watch_file ./flake/checks.nix
-watch_file ./flake/dev-shells.nix
-
 eval "$shellHooks"