diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 7a23e43..5fff9a2 100755
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 ## Next
-- [ ] formalize how the snow flake system compiles outputs, this would remove the need for `mapNodes`
-- [ ] groups should allow you to set node configuration defaults
-
 - [ ] add `options.experimental` for snowflake
 - [ ] add `legacyImports` support
 
diff --git a/cerulean/snow/default.nix b/cerulean/snow/default.nix
index 6993ff1..c1199a6 100644
--- a/cerulean/snow/default.nix
+++ b/cerulean/snow/default.nix
@@ -48,22 +48,16 @@ in
         class = "snowflake";
         # TODO: abort if inputs contains reserved names
         specialArgs =
-          (flakeInputs
-            // {
-              inherit systems root;
-              inherit (this) snow;
-              inputs = flakeInputs;
-            })
-          |> (x: builtins.removeAttrs x ["self" "nodes"]);
+          flakeInputs
+          // {
+            inherit root;
+            inherit systems;
+            inherit (this) snow; # please don't be infinite recursion...
+            inputs = flakeInputs;
+          };
 
         modules = [
           ./module.nix
-          ({config, ...}: {
-            _module.args = {
-              self = config;
-              nodes = config.nodes.nodes;
-            };
-          })
         ];
       };
 
@@ -92,7 +86,7 @@ in
 
           userArgs = nodes.args // node.args;
           ceruleanArgs = {
-            inherit systems root base nodes node;
+            inherit systems root base node;
             inherit (node) system;
             inherit (this) snow;
             hostname = name;