diff --git a/doc/user.rst b/doc/user.rst
index bd6241d..2bf0ea0 100644
--- a/doc/user.rst
+++ b/doc/user.rst
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ and the services that you want to run on it. Start by copying
 ``vanilla-configuration.nix`` and adjusting it, or look in the `examples`
 directory for some pre-written configurations.
 
-If you want to create a configuration that can be installed on
-a hardware device, be sure to include the "flashimage" module.
+Your configuration may include modules and probably _should_
+include the ``standard`` module unless you understand what it
+does and what happens if you leave it out.
 
 .. code-block: nix
 
   imports = [
-    ./modules/flashimage.nix
+    ./modules/standard.nix
   ]
 
 
diff --git a/examples/arhcive.nix b/examples/arhcive.nix
index 375b676..1adc8b1 100644
--- a/examples/arhcive.nix
+++ b/examples/arhcive.nix
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ in rec {
   };
 
   imports = [
-    ../modules/tftpboot.nix
+    ../modules/standard.nix
     ../modules/wlan.nix
-    ../modules/flashimage.nix
-    ../modules/kexecboot.nix
   ];
 
   hostname = "arhcive";
diff --git a/examples/extneder.nix b/examples/extneder.nix
index e2187f8..a2af61c 100644
--- a/examples/extneder.nix
+++ b/examples/extneder.nix
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ in rec {
 
   imports = [
     ../modules/wlan.nix
-    ../modules/tftpboot.nix
-    ../modules/flashimage.nix
+    ../modules/standard.nix
   ];
 
   hostname = "extneder";
diff --git a/examples/rotuer.nix b/examples/rotuer.nix
index 42140f5..a7f40c5 100644
--- a/examples/rotuer.nix
+++ b/examples/rotuer.nix
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ in rec {
 
   imports = [
     ../modules/wlan.nix
-    ../modules/tftpboot.nix
-    ../modules/flashimage.nix
-    ../modules/jffs2.nix
+    ../modules/standard.nix
   ];
   rootfsType = "jffs2";
 
diff --git a/modules/standard.nix b/modules/standard.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb9b8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/standard.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  # "standard" modules that aren't fundamentally required,
+  # but are probably useful in most common workflows and
+  # you should have to opt out of instead of into
+  imports = [
+    ./tftpboot.nix
+    ./kexecboot.nix
+    ./flashimage.nix
+    ./jffs2.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/tests/min-copy-closure/configuration.nix b/tests/min-copy-closure/configuration.nix
index b637e74..5c838d9 100644
--- a/tests/min-copy-closure/configuration.nix
+++ b/tests/min-copy-closure/configuration.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ let
 in {
   imports = [
     ../../vanilla-configuration.nix
-    ../../modules/squashfs.nix
-    ../../modules/jffs2.nix
   ];
   config =  {
     services.sshd = longrun {
diff --git a/vanilla-configuration.nix b/vanilla-configuration.nix
index 6db1f17..3a19ea8 100644
--- a/vanilla-configuration.nix
+++ b/vanilla-configuration.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let
   inherit (pkgs.liminix.services) oneshot longrun bundle target;
 in rec {
   imports = [
-    ./modules/tftpboot.nix
+    ./modules/standard.nix
     ./modules/wlan.nix
   ];
   services.loopback = config.hardware.networkInterfaces.lo;