diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/security/esdm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/security/esdm.nix
index 134b4be1a94c..c34fba1b3c75 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/security/esdm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/security/esdm.nix
@@ -4,49 +4,33 @@ let
   cfg = config.services.esdm;
 in
 {
+  imports = [
+    # removed option 'services.esdm.cuseRandomEnable'
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "esdm" "cuseRandomEnable" ] ''
+      Use services.esdm.enableLinuxCompatServices instead.
+    '')
+    # removed option 'services.esdm.cuseUrandomEnable'
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "esdm" "cuseUrandomEnable" ] ''
+      Use services.esdm.enableLinuxCompatServices instead.
+    '')
+    # removed option 'services.esdm.procEnable'
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "esdm" "procEnable" ] ''
+      Use services.esdm.enableLinuxCompatServices instead.
+    '')
+    # removed option 'services.esdm.verbose'
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "esdm" "verbose" ] ''
+      There is no replacement.
+    '')
+  ];
+
   options.services.esdm = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "ESDM service configuration");
     package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "esdm" { };
-    serverEnable = lib.mkOption {
+    enableLinuxCompatServices = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.bool;
       default = true;
       description = lib.mdDoc ''
-        Enable option for ESDM server service. If serverEnable == false, then the esdm-server
-        will not start. Also the subsequent services esdm-cuse-random, esdm-cuse-urandom
-        and esdm-proc will not start as these have the entry Want=esdm-server.service.
-      '';
-    };
-    cuseRandomEnable = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.bool;
-      default = true;
-      description = lib.mdDoc ''
-        Enable option for ESDM cuse-random service. Determines if the esdm-cuse-random.service
-        is started.
-      '';
-    };
-    cuseUrandomEnable = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.bool;
-      default = true;
-      description = lib.mdDoc ''
-        Enable option for ESDM cuse-urandom service. Determines if the esdm-cuse-urandom.service
-        is started.
-      '';
-    };
-    procEnable = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.bool;
-      default = true;
-      description = lib.mdDoc ''
-        Enable option for ESDM proc service. Determines if the esdm-proc.service
-        is started.
-      '';
-    };
-    verbose = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.bool;
-      default = false;
-      description = lib.mdDoc ''
-        Enable verbose ExecStart for ESDM. If verbose == true, then the corresponding "ExecStart"
-        values of the 4 aforementioned services are overwritten with the option
-        for the highest verbosity.
+        Enable /dev/random, /dev/urandom and /proc/sys/kernel/random/* userspace wrapper.
       '';
     };
   };
@@ -55,46 +39,13 @@ in
     lib.mkMerge [
       ({
         systemd.packages = [ cfg.package ];
+        systemd.services."esdm-server".wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
       })
       # It is necessary to set those options for these services to be started by systemd in NixOS
-      (lib.mkIf cfg.serverEnable {
-        systemd.services."esdm-server".wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
-        systemd.services."esdm-server".serviceConfig = lib.mkIf cfg.verbose {
-          ExecStart = [
-            " " # unset previous value defined in 'esdm-server.service'
-            "${cfg.package}/bin/esdm-server -f -vvvvvv"
-          ];
-        };
-      })
-
-      (lib.mkIf cfg.cuseRandomEnable {
-        systemd.services."esdm-cuse-random".wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
-        systemd.services."esdm-cuse-random".serviceConfig = lib.mkIf cfg.verbose {
-          ExecStart = [
-            " " # unset previous value defined in 'esdm-cuse-random.service'
-            "${cfg.package}/bin/esdm-cuse-random -f -v 6"
-          ];
-        };
-      })
-
-      (lib.mkIf cfg.cuseUrandomEnable {
-        systemd.services."esdm-cuse-urandom".wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
-        systemd.services."esdm-cuse-urandom".serviceConfig = lib.mkIf cfg.verbose {
-          ExecStart = [
-            " " # unset previous value defined in 'esdm-cuse-urandom.service'
-            "${config.services.esdm.package}/bin/esdm-cuse-urandom -f -v 6"
-          ];
-        };
-      })
-
-      (lib.mkIf cfg.procEnable {
-        systemd.services."esdm-proc".wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
-        systemd.services."esdm-proc".serviceConfig = lib.mkIf cfg.verbose {
-          ExecStart = [
-            " " # unset previous value defined in 'esdm-proc.service'
-            "${cfg.package}/bin/esdm-proc --relabel -f -o allow_other /proc/sys/kernel/random -v 6"
-          ];
-        };
+      (lib.mkIf cfg.enableLinuxCompatServices {
+        systemd.targets."esdm-linux-compat".wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
+        systemd.services."esdm-server-suspend".wantedBy = [ "sleep.target" "suspend.target" "hibernate.target" ];
+        systemd.services."esdm-server-resume".wantedBy = [ "sleep.target" "suspend.target" "hibernate.target" ];
       })
     ]);