diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
index e870b8572d8d..f3d3bf38b634 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/vlc/default.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 , systemd
 , taglib
 , unzip
+, xlibsWrapper
 , xorg
 , zlib
 , chromecastSupport ? true, libmicrodns, protobuf
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     srt
     systemd
     taglib
+    xlibsWrapper
     zlib
   ]
   ++ (with xorg; [
@@ -156,7 +158,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libXv
     libXvMC
     xcbutilkeysyms
-    xlibsWrapper
   ])
   ++ optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch && !onlyLibVLC) live555
   ++ optional jackSupport libjack2
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/xine-ui/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/xine-ui/default.nix
index b4f610c7a91d..d88172a592bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/xine-ui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/xine-ui/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 , readline
 , shared-mime-info
 , xine-lib
+, xlibsWrapper
 , xorg
 }:
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ncurses
     readline
     xine-lib
+    xlibsWrapper
   ] ++ (with xorg; [
     libXext
     libXft
@@ -54,7 +56,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libXtst
     libXv
     libXxf86vm
-    xlibsWrapper
     xorgproto
   ]);
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomeui/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomeui/default.nix
index 0a84e0ea3ec5..f59bee32929b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomeui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomeui/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pkg-config, libxml2, xorg, glib, pango
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pkg-config, libxml2, xlibsWrapper, glib, pango
 , intltool, libgnome, libgnomecanvas, libbonoboui, GConf, libtool
 , gnome_vfs, libgnome-keyring, libglade }:
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config intltool ];
   buildInputs =
-    [ xorg.xlibsWrapper libxml2 GConf pango glib libgnome-keyring libglade libtool ];
+    [ xlibsWrapper libxml2 GConf pango glib libgnome-keyring libglade libtool ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ libgnome libbonoboui libgnomecanvas gnome_vfs ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
index 5084bd720514..c54cba96d103 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pkg-config
 , libsndfile, libtool, makeWrapper, perlPackages
-, xorg, libcap, alsa-lib, glib, dconf
+, xlibsWrapper, xorg, libcap, alsa-lib, glib, dconf
 , avahi, libjack2, libasyncns, lirc, dbus
 , sbc, bluez5, udev, openssl, fftwFloat
 , soxr, speexdsp, systemd, webrtc-audio-processing
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ lib.optionals (!libOnly) (
       [ libasyncns webrtc-audio-processing ]
       ++ lib.optional jackaudioSupport libjack2
-      ++ lib.optionals x11Support [ xorg.xlibsWrapper xorg.libXtst xorg.libXi ]
+      ++ lib.optionals x11Support [ xlibsWrapper xorg.libXtst xorg.libXi ]
       ++ lib.optional useSystemd systemd
       ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ alsa-lib udev ]
       ++ lib.optional airtunesSupport openssl
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/ted/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/ted/default.nix
index bd21ad4c437b..cc9d2574ff88 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/ted/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/ted/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, zlib, pcre, xorg, libjpeg, libtiff, libpng, gtk2, libpaper, makeWrapper, ghostscript }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, zlib, pcre, xlibsWrapper, xorg, libjpeg, libtiff, libpng, gtk2, libpaper, makeWrapper, ghostscript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ted";
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config makeWrapper ];
-  buildInputs = [ zlib pcre xorg.xlibsWrapper xorg.libXpm libjpeg libtiff libpng gtk2 libpaper ];
+  buildInputs = [ zlib pcre xlibsWrapper xorg.libXpm libjpeg libtiff libpng gtk2 libpaper ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An easy rich text processor";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ae5f6d8b369a..606024673525 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24112,7 +24112,7 @@ with pkgs;
     libdrm = if stdenv.isLinux then libdrm else null;
     abiCompat = config.xorg.abiCompat # `config` because we have no `xorg.override`
       or (if stdenv.isDarwin then "1.18" else null); # 1.19 needs fixing on Darwin
-  }) // { inherit xlibsWrapper; } );
+  }));
 
   xorg-autoconf = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/xorg-autoconf { };