diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
index df677194dad7..56d4c95d2250 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
@@ -7,18 +7,17 @@
 , withIntrospection ? stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
 , meson
 , ninja
-, python3
   # just for passthru
 , gnome
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gsettings-desktop-schemas";
-  version = "43.0";
+  version = "44.beta";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "XVVoKCqzi5V1nUJUAfdHblb4y/JimIVYdDn0O9C4S74=";
+    sha256 = "Fk7gdvQpMIM3CGeOsxgdBv4u/Mv5RNqRHMgIgcPxKtQ=";
   };
 
   strictDeps = true;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
-    python3
   ] ++ lib.optionals withIntrospection [
     gobject-introspection
   ];
@@ -37,11 +35,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (lib.mesonBool "introspection" withIntrospection)
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    chmod +x build-aux/meson/post-install.py
-    patchShebangs build-aux/meson/post-install.py
-  '';
-
   preInstall = ''
     # Meson installs the schemas to share/glib-2.0/schemas
     # We add the override file there too so it will be compiled and later moved by