diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix
index 9279d967ccbf..7cc6a526ad7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , gi-docgen
 , docbook-xsl-nons
 , gettext
-, libxml2
 , desktop-file-utils
 , wrapGAppsHook4
 , gtk4
@@ -39,13 +38,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "nautilus";
-  version = "45.2.1";
+  version = "46.0";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/nautilus/${lib.versions.major finalAttrs.version}/nautilus-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "ul1T3zmhVVYt+XHvXjHoJwdJBdDEjqseskIaEChLmQ0=";
+    hash = "sha256-5tde2feqaKAKKlWaC/cBDGB34VjS2QD6NlqJc/bvEc4=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     desktop-file-utils
     gettext
     gobject-introspection
-    libxml2
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/extension_dir.patch b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/extension_dir.patch
index a1bdd64f989b..d7cd161a8dfc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/extension_dir.patch
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/extension_dir.patch
@@ -21,6 +21,4 @@ index cd889ff18..e2cd6468e 100644
 +        }
 +
 +        load_module_dir (extensiondir);
- 
-         eel_debug_call_at_shutdown (free_module_objects);
      }