diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix
index 3d6f3aef9e1b..0c80dda703e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libgee
     libnotify
     libunity
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
     pantheon.granite
     sqlite
     webkitgtk
@@ -73,6 +72,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Fix build with vala 0.56
+    # https://github.com/needle-and-thread/vocal/pull/503
+    substituteInPlace src/Vocal.vala \
+      --replace "public const OptionEntry[] app_options" "private const OptionEntry[] app_options"
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script {
       attrPath = pname;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/appeditor/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/appeditor/default.nix
index cf1303422d27..9e38a208e179 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/appeditor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/appeditor/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
+    # Fix build with vala 0.56
+    # https://github.com/donadigo/appeditor/pull/122
+    substituteInPlace src/Application.vala \
+      --replace "private static string? create_exec_filename;" "public static string? create_exec_filename;"
+
     chmod +x meson/post_install.py
     patchShebangs meson/post_install.py
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/regextester/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/regextester/default.nix
index b7eb2367528d..2a00cb92b9d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/regextester/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/regextester/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
     pantheon.granite
     glib
     libgee
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/tootle/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/tootle/default.nix
index f29c471d04b0..c11ad8d1e981 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/tootle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/tootle/default.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
+    # Fix build with vala 0.56
+    # https://github.com/bleakgrey/tootle/pull/346
+    substituteInPlace src/Application.vala \
+      --replace "public const GLib.ActionEntry[] app_entries" "private const GLib.ActionEntry[] app_entries"
+
     chmod +x meson/post_install.py
     patchShebangs meson/post_install.py
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix
index 8bd1d8f974b3..100818ad249d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/bookworm/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
     pantheon.granite
     glib
     libgee
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/spice-up/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/spice-up/default.nix
index 1de5a8b817b4..9c716dfd9a43 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/spice-up/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/spice-up/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libgee
     libgudev
     libsoup
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
     pantheon.granite
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/nasc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/nasc/default.nix
index 2fe027365cdc..3e7a8b56af1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/nasc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/nasc/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk3
     gtksourceview
     libgee
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
     pantheon.granite
     webkitgtk
     # We add libqalculate's runtime dependencies because nasc has it as a modified subproject.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hashit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hashit/default.nix
index b9bf5f0ae5f8..5971939da174 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hashit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hashit/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     gtk3
     libgee
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
     pantheon.granite
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/snippetpixie/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/snippetpixie/default.nix
index 7102977e8eee..a83135b5024d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/snippetpixie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/snippetpixie/default.nix
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     json-glib
     xorg.libXtst
     pantheon.granite
-    pantheon.elementary-gtk-theme
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;