diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
index dc280a51d4c6..b740d1760d5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
@@ -74,18 +74,6 @@ let
         lxqt-build-tools = lxqt-build-tools_0_13;
         inherit (pkgs.libsForQt5) qttools qtx11extras;
       };
-      lxqt-qtplugin_1_4 = callPackage ./lxqt-qtplugin {
-        version = "1.4.1";
-        lxqt-build-tools = lxqt-build-tools_0_13;
-        libqtxdg = libqtxdg_3_12;
-        libfm-qt = libfm-qt_1_4;
-        inherit (pkgs.libsForQt5)
-          qtbase
-          qtsvg
-          qttools
-          libdbusmenu
-          ;
-      };
       qtermwidget_1_4 = callPackage ./qtermwidget {
         version = "1.4.0";
         lxqt-build-tools = lxqt-build-tools_0_13;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix
index 88ce2d74396b..dddc16410841 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
   libdbusmenu-lxqt,
-  libdbusmenu ? null,
   libfm-qt,
   libqtxdg,
   lxqt-build-tools,
@@ -13,23 +12,17 @@
   qtsvg,
   qttools,
   wrapQtAppsHook,
-  version ? "2.2.0",
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "lxqt-qtplugin";
-  inherit version;
+  version = "2.2.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "lxqt";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    hash =
-      {
-        "1.4.1" = "sha256-sp/LvQNfodMYQ4kNbBv4PTNfs38XjYLezuxRltZd4kc=";
-        "2.2.0" = "sha256-qXadz9JBk4TURAWj6ByP/lGV1u0Z6rNJ/VraBh5zY+Q=";
-      }
-      ."${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-qXadz9JBk4TURAWj6ByP/lGV1u0Z6rNJ/VraBh5zY+Q=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -40,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    (if lib.versionAtLeast version "2.0.0" then libdbusmenu-lxqt else libdbusmenu)
+    libdbusmenu-lxqt
     libfm-qt
     libqtxdg
     qtbase
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/knotifications.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/knotifications.nix
index 7374a8f9d501..14dd47e4af4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/knotifications.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/knotifications.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   kconfig,
   kcoreaddons,
   kwindowsystem,
-  libdbusmenu,
   phonon,
   qttools,
   qtx11extras,
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ mkDerivation {
     kconfig
     kcoreaddons
     kwindowsystem
-    libdbusmenu
     phonon
     qtx11extras
   ]
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ba301b795043..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchgit,
-  cmake,
-  qtbase,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "libdbusmenu-qt";
-  version = "0.9.3+16";
-
-  src = fetchgit {
-    url = "https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libdbusmenu-qt";
-    rev = "import/${version}.04.20160218-1";
-    sha256 = "039yvklhbmfbcynrbqq9n5ywmj8bjfslnkzcnwpzyhnxdzb6yxlx";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DWITH_DOC=OFF" ];
-
-  dontWrapQtApps = true;
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://launchpad.net/libdbusmenu-qt";
-    description = "Provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu spec";
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.ttuegel ];
-    inherit (qtbase.meta) platforms;
-    license = licenses.lgpl2;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
index c10a087dc7ee..f39f342b7036 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
         libcommuni = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcommuni { };
 
-        libdbusmenu = callPackage ../development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix { };
-
         libiodata = callPackage ../development/libraries/libiodata { };
 
         liblastfm = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblastfm { };