diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-dict/configure-gio.patch b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-dict/configure-gio.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 787b63511a23..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-dict/configure-gio.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-diff -urNZ a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
---- a/configure.ac.in	2017-12-16 19:46:13.784914017 +0000
-+++ b/configure.ac.in	2017-12-16 19:46:38.612477052 +0000
-@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
- dnl ***********************************
- dnl *** Check for required packages ***
- dnl ***********************************
-+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GIO], [gio-unix-2.0], [2.32.0])
- XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTHREAD], [gthread-2.0], [2.24.0])
- XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTK], [gtk+-3.0], [3.20.0])
- XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4UI], [libxfce4ui-2], [4.12.0])
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-dict/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-dict/default.nix
index 1ed27991c443..58141262409d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-dict/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-dict/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 { lib
 , mkXfceDerivation
-, automakeAddFlags
 , glib
 , gtk3
 , libxfce4ui
@@ -15,14 +14,6 @@ mkXfceDerivation {
 
   sha256 = "sha256-a7St9iH+jzwq/llrMJkuqwgQrDFEjqebs/N6Lxa3dkI=";
 
-  patches = [ ./configure-gio.patch ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ automakeAddFlags ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    automakeAddFlags lib/Makefile.am libdict_la_CFLAGS GIO_CFLAGS
-  '';
-
   buildInputs = [
     glib
     gtk3