diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix
index 3dd4010b0f44..e6ed87ffabd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    wf-config
     libGL
     libdrm
     libexecinfo
@@ -55,14 +54,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libxkbcommon
     wayland-protocols
     xorg.xcbutilwm
-    wayland
-    cairo
-    pango
     nlohmann_json
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    wf-config
     wlroots
+    wayland
+    cairo
+    pango
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/firedecor.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/firedecor.nix
index ce42f6fc6886..6fbe4b5575bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/firedecor.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/firedecor.nix
@@ -5,17 +5,13 @@
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , boost
-, cairo
 , glib
 , libGL
 , libinput
 , librsvg
 , libxkbcommon
-, pango
 , udev
 , wayfire
-, wayland
-, wf-config
 , xcbutilwm
 , mate
 }:
@@ -39,17 +35,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost
-    cairo
     glib
     libGL
     libinput
     librsvg
     libxkbcommon
-    pango
     udev
     wayfire
-    wayland
-    wf-config
     xcbutilwm
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-shadows.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-shadows.nix
index 6c42cbd5531e..99f11c6fd789 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-shadows.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wayfire-shadows.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , wayfire
-, wayland
-, wf-config
-, cairo
-, pango
 , libxkbcommon
 , libGL
 }:
@@ -33,10 +29,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     wayfire
-    wayland
-    wf-config
-    cairo
-    pango
     libxkbcommon
     libGL
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wcm.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wcm.nix
index 1acd161e6211..fec3b1bfc716 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wcm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wcm.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
-, wayland
 , wrapGAppsHook
 , wayfire
 , wf-shell
-, wf-config
 , wayland-scanner
 , wayland-protocols
 , gtk3
@@ -40,9 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     wayfire
-    wf-config
     wf-shell
-    wayland
     wayland-protocols
     gtk3
     gtkmm3
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-shell.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-shell.nix
index b71e667b31ad..348ef56be5d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-shell.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-shell.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 , pkg-config
 , wayland-scanner
 , wayfire
-, wf-config
 , alsa-lib
 , gtkmm3
 , gtk-layer-shell
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     wayfire
-    wf-config
     alsa-lib
     gtkmm3
     gtk-layer-shell
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/windecor.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/windecor.nix
index d3643aa18095..29c95ff1a91d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/windecor.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/windecor.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , wayfire
-, wf-config
-, wayland
-, pango
 , eudev
 , libinput
 , libxkbcommon
@@ -40,9 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     wayfire
-    wf-config
-    wayland
-    pango
     eudev
     libinput
     libxkbcommon
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wwp-switcher.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wwp-switcher.nix
index 5a2f71129e28..9ca4718e1709 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wwp-switcher.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wwp-switcher.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , wayfire
-, wayland
-, wf-config
-, cairo
-, pango
 , libxkbcommon
 , libGL
 , libinput
@@ -37,10 +33,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     wayfire
-    wayland
-    wf-config
-    cairo
-    pango
     libxkbcommon
     libGL
     libinput