diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
index 4d2e363a1466..fe1583127719 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs build-aux/meson/meson_post_install.py
   '';
 
-  mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dgnome_session_libexecdir=${gnome-session}/libexec"
-  ];
-
   preFixup = ''
     gappsWrapperArgs+=(
       --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${sound-theme-freedesktop}/share"