diff --git a/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in b/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in
index d5f8b94df..e97e07297 100644
--- a/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in
+++ b/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     - [Building Nix from Source](installation/building-source.md)
   - [Using Nix within Docker](installation/installing-docker.md)
   - [Security](installation/nix-security.md)
-  - [Environment Variables](installation/env-variables.md)
   - [Upgrading Nix](installation/upgrading.md)
   - [Uninstalling Nix](installation/uninstall.md)
 - [Nix Store](store/index.md)
diff --git a/doc/manual/source/installation/env-variables.md b/doc/manual/source/installation/env-variables.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 035090421..000000000
--- a/doc/manual/source/installation/env-variables.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Environment Variables
-
-To use Nix, some environment variables should be set. In particular,
-`PATH` should contain the directories `prefix/bin` and
-`~/.nix-profile/bin`. The first directory contains the Nix tools
-themselves, while `~/.nix-profile` is a symbolic link to the current
-*user environment* (an automatically generated package consisting of
-symlinks to installed packages). The simplest way to set the required
-environment variables is to include the file
-`prefix/etc/profile.d/nix.sh` in your `~/.profile` (or similar), like
-this:
-
-```bash
-source prefix/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
-```
-
-# `NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE`
-
-If you need to specify a custom certificate bundle to account for an
-HTTPS-intercepting man in the middle proxy, you must specify the path to
-the certificate bundle in the environment variable `NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE`.
-
-If you don't specify a `NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE` manually, Nix will install
-and use its own certificate bundle.
-
-Set the environment variable and install Nix
-
-```console
-$ export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
-$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
-```
-
-In the shell profile and rc files (for example, `/etc/bashrc`,
-`/etc/zshrc`), add the following line:
-
-```bash
-export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
-```
-
-> **Note**
->
-> You must not add the export and then do the install, as the Nix
-> installer will detect the presence of Nix configuration, and abort.
-
-If you use the Nix daemon, you should also add the following to
-`/etc/nix/nix.conf`:
-
-```
-ssl-cert-file = /etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
-```
-
-## Proxy Environment Variables
-
-The Nix installer has special handling for these proxy-related
-environment variables: `http_proxy`, `https_proxy`, `ftp_proxy`,
-`all_proxy`, `no_proxy`, `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY`, `FTP_PROXY`,
-`ALL_PROXY`, `NO_PROXY`.
-
-If any of these variables are set when running the Nix installer, then
-the installer will create an override file at
-`/etc/systemd/system/nix-daemon.service.d/override.conf` so `nix-daemon`
-will use them.
diff --git a/doc/manual/source/quick-start.md b/doc/manual/source/quick-start.md
index 9eb7a3265..c8be74e12 100644
--- a/doc/manual/source/quick-start.md
+++ b/doc/manual/source/quick-start.md
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 This chapter is for impatient people who don't like reading documentation.
 For more in-depth information you are kindly referred to subsequent chapters.
 
-1. Install Nix:
+1. Install Nix.
+   We recommend that macOS users use [Determinate.pkg][pkg].
+   For Linux and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) users:
 
    ```console
-   $ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
+   $ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | \
+     sh -s -- install --determinate
    ```
 
    The install script will use `sudo`, so make sure you have sufficient rights.
@@ -41,3 +44,5 @@ For more in-depth information you are kindly referred to subsequent chapters.
    ```console
    $ nix-collect-garbage
    ```
+
+[pkg]: https://install.determinate.systems/determinate-pkg/stable/Universal