diff --git a/modules/global.nix b/modules/global.nix
index dc5aaf3c..312844e9 100644
--- a/modules/global.nix
+++ b/modules/global.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  catppuccinLib = (import ./lib/mk-ext-lib.nix { inherit config lib pkgs; }).ctp;
+  catppuccinLib = import ./lib { inherit config lib pkgs; };
 in
 
 {
diff --git a/modules/lib/default.nix b/modules/lib/default.nix
index 69e89d86..be6e70bf 100644
--- a/modules/lib/default.nix
+++ b/modules/lib/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
   pkgs,
   ...
 }:
-let
-  # this is a recursive attribute with all the functions below
-  inherit (lib) ctp;
-in
-{
+
+lib.makeExtensible (ctp: {
   types = {
     flavor = lib.types.enum [
       "latte"
@@ -153,4 +150,4 @@ in
   # [ module ] -> [ module ]
   # Imports a list of modules with the current library
   applyToModules = map (lib.flip lib.modules.importApply { catppuccinLib = ctp; });
-}
+})
diff --git a/modules/lib/mk-ext-lib.nix b/modules/lib/mk-ext-lib.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 55f39e86..00000000
--- a/modules/lib/mk-ext-lib.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  ...
-}:
-lib.extend (
-  final: _: {
-    ctp = import ./. {
-      inherit config pkgs;
-      lib = final;
-    };
-  }
-)