diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
index 0bf2c39e957e..57d77f5b19c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 , glib-networking
 , librsvg
 , gst_all_1
-, xdg-utils
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -88,13 +87,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     gst-plugins-bad
   ]);
 
-  preFixup = ''
-    gappsWrapperArgs+=(--suffix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [
-      # Open links in browser
-      xdg-utils
-    ]}")
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/news-flash/news_flash_gtk";