diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix
index 8181b69d335d..c65961b275d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 
 lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self:
   let
-    gconf = pkgs.gnome2.GConf;
     inherit (self) callPackage;
     inheritedArgs = {
-      inherit gconf;
-
       inherit (pkgs.darwin) sigtool;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks)
         Accelerate AppKit Carbon Cocoa GSS ImageCaptureCore ImageIO IOKit OSAKit
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
index f995b073d377..ad77abc0c44f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 , dbus
 , emacsPackagesFor
 , fetchpatch
-, gconf
 , gettext
 , giflib
 , glib-networking
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@
 , withDbus ? stdenv.isLinux
 , withGTK2 ? false
 , withGTK3 ? withPgtk && !noGui
-, withGconf ? false
 , withGlibNetworking ? withPgtk || withGTK3 || (withX && withXwidgets)
 , withGpm ? stdenv.isLinux
 , withImageMagick ? lib.versionOlder version "27" && (withX || withNS)
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ assert withAcl -> stdenv.isLinux;
 assert withAlsaLib -> stdenv.isLinux;
 assert withGTK2 -> !(withGTK3 || withPgtk);
 assert withGTK3 -> !withGTK2 || withPgtk;
-assert withGconf -> withX;
 assert withGpm -> stdenv.isLinux;
 assert withNS -> stdenv.isDarwin && !(withX || variant == "macport");
 assert withPgtk -> withGTK3 && !withX;
@@ -224,8 +221,6 @@ mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     jansson
     libxml2
     ncurses
-  ] ++ lib.optionals withGconf [
-    gconf
   ] ++ lib.optionals withAcl [
     acl
   ] ++ lib.optionals withAlsaLib [