diff --git a/modules/profiles/base.nix b/modules/profiles/base.nix
index fda3bf76c2ca..d67e7ca67343 100644
--- a/modules/profiles/base.nix
+++ b/modules/profiles/base.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     pkgs.zip
     pkgs.xz
     pkgs.dar # disk archiver
+    pkgs.cabextract
 
     # Some editors.
     pkgs.vim
diff --git a/modules/profiles/rescue.nix b/modules/profiles/rescue.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d9c41987de2..000000000000
--- a/modules/profiles/rescue.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# This module defines a small NixOS configuration.  It does not contain any
-# graphical stuff but contains many tools useful for the rescue.
-
-{config, pkgs, ...}:
-
-{
-  require = [ ./minimal.nix ];
-
-  # Useful for rescue..
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    utillinuxCurses ddrescue
-    pciutils sdparm hdparm hddtemp usbutils
-    btrfsProgs xfsprogs jfsutils jfsrec
-    iproute
-    fuse ntfs3g smbfsFuse sshfsFuse
-    manpages irssi elinks mcabber mutt openssh lftp
-    openssl ncat socat
-    gnupg1 gnupg
-    patch which diffutils gcc binutils bc file
-    screen
-    bvi joe nvi
-    subversion16 monotone git darcs mercurial bazaar cvs
-    unrar unzip zip lzma cabextract cpio
-    lsof
-  ];
-
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_2_6_32;
-
-  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [
-    "evdev" "i8042" "pcips2" "serio" "sd_mod" "libata" "unix" "usbhid"
-    "uhci_hcd" "atkbd" "xtkbd" "fbdev" "iso9660" "udf" "loop"
-  ];
-
-  boot.kernelModules = [
-    "fbcon"
-    "radeonfb"
-    "intelfb"
-    "sisfb"
-    "nvidiafb"
-    "cirrusfb"
-  ];
-
-  boot.kernelParams = [
-    "selinux=0"
-    "acpi=on"
-    "apm=off"
-    "console=tty1"
-    "splash=verbose"
-  ];
-
-  services.ttyBackgrounds.enable = false;
-}