diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 95ed6fb..956a218 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ 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
 
+nix_direnv_watch_file ./flake/checks.nix
+nix_direnv_watch_file ./flake/dev-shells.nix
+
 use flake
-
-watch_file ./flake/checks.nix
-watch_file ./flake/dev-shells.nix
-
-eval "$shellHooks"
diff --git a/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc b/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc
index 95ed6fb..f347aa9 100644
--- a/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc
+++ b/templates/c++-cmake/.envrc
@@ -3,8 +3,3 @@ if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
 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..f347aa9 100644
--- a/templates/c++-meson/.envrc
+++ b/templates/c++-meson/.envrc
@@ -3,8 +3,3 @@ if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
 fi
 
 use flake
-
-watch_file ./flake/checks.nix
-watch_file ./flake/dev-shells.nix
-
-eval "$shellHooks"