diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix
index f0cf47cfdfea..98a9c039ef4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , nix-update-script
 , pantheon
-, substituteAll
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , vala
 , libgee
-, elementary-dpms-helper
 , elementary-settings-daemon
+, gnome-settings-daemon
 , granite
 , gtk3
 , glib
@@ -20,13 +19,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "switchboard-plug-power";
-  version = "2.4.2";
+  version = "2.6.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "elementary";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-swcbkaHHe9BZxMWvjdRutvYfXXrSCUJWuld1btfYeH0=";
+    sha256 = "006h8mrhmdrbd83vhdyahgrfk9wh6j9kjincpp7dz7sl8fsyhmcr";
   };
 
   passthru = {
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     dbus
-    elementary-dpms-helper
     elementary-settings-daemon
+    gnome-settings-daemon
     glib
     granite
     gtk3
@@ -54,13 +53,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     switchboard
   ];
 
-  patches = [
-    (substituteAll {
-      src = ./dpms-helper-exec.patch;
-      elementary_dpms_helper = elementary-dpms-helper;
-    })
-  ];
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Switchboard Power Plug";
     homepage = "https://github.com/elementary/switchboard-plug-power";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/dpms-helper-exec.patch b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/dpms-helper-exec.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 335d3f296262..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/power/dpms-helper-exec.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/MainView.vala b/src/MainView.vala
-index 1654e68..175f220 100644
---- a/src/MainView.vala
-+++ b/src/MainView.vala
-@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class Power.MainView : Gtk.Grid {
-
-     private static void run_dpms_helper () {
-         try {
--            string[] argv = { "io.elementary.dpms-helper" };
-+            string[] argv = { "@elementary_dpms_helper@/bin/io.elementary.dpms-helper" };
-             Process.spawn_async (null, argv, Environ.get (),
-                 SpawnFlags.SEARCH_PATH | SpawnFlags.STDERR_TO_DEV_NULL | SpawnFlags.STDOUT_TO_DEV_NULL,
-                 null, null);