diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
index 21e815090f8a..e9a333c98a19 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ let
     # TIER 3
       baloo = callPackage ./baloo.nix {};
       kbookmarks = callPackage ./kbookmarks.nix {};
-      kcmutils = callPackage ./kcmutils {};
+      kcmutils = callPackage ./kcmutils.nix {};
       kconfigwidgets = callPackage ./kconfigwidgets.nix {};
       kdav = callPackage ./kdav.nix {};
       kdeclarative = callPackage ./kdeclarative.nix {};
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils.nix
similarity index 87%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils.nix
index f965256ce3d4..a275e7175713 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,4 @@ mkDerivation {
     qtdeclarative
   ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ kconfigwidgets kservice ];
-  patches = [
-    ./0001-kcmutils-follow-symlinks.patch
-  ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils/0001-kcmutils-follow-symlinks.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils/0001-kcmutils-follow-symlinks.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 32adca6d2e05..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kcmutils/0001-kcmutils-follow-symlinks.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-From 4d5dcc309fba688aa1db8dd915a0abdf07f61e81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Thomas Tuegel <ttuegel@mailbox.org>
-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:23:36 -0500
-Subject: [PATCH] kcmutils follow symlinks
-
----
- src/kpluginselector.cpp | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/kpluginselector.cpp b/src/kpluginselector.cpp
-index 46deef5..2eacb9f 100644
---- a/src/kpluginselector.cpp
-+++ b/src/kpluginselector.cpp
-@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void KPluginSelector::addPlugins(const QString &componentName,
-     QStringList desktopFileNames;
-     const QStringList dirs = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, componentName + QStringLiteral("/kpartplugins"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
-     for (const QString &dir : dirs) {
--        QDirIterator it(dir, QStringList() << QStringLiteral("*.desktop"), QDir::NoFilter, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
-+        QDirIterator it(dir, QStringList() << QStringLiteral("*.desktop"), QDir::NoFilter, QDirIterator::Subdirectories | QDirIterator::FollowSymlinks);
-         while (it.hasNext()) {
-             desktopFileNames.append(it.next());
-         }
--- 
-2.25.4
-