diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix
index a1d01682f22e..db06dc756248 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 , glib
 , wrapGAppsHook3
 , gsettings-desktop-schemas
-, buildPortalsInGnome ? true
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -36,19 +35,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     glib
     gtk3
     xdg-desktop-portal
-  ] ++ lib.optionals buildPortalsInGnome [
     gsettings-desktop-schemas # settings exposed by settings portal
     gnome-desktop
     gnome-settings-daemon # schemas needed for settings api (mostly useless now that fonts were moved to g-d-s, just mouse and xsettings)
   ];
 
-  mesonFlags = lib.optionals (!buildPortalsInGnome) [
-    "-Dwallpaper=disabled"
-    "-Dsettings=disabled"
-    "-Dappchooser=disabled"
-    "-Dlockdown=disabled"
-  ];
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Desktop integration portals for sandboxed apps";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jtojnar ];