diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/wrap-gapps-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/wrap-gapps-hook.sh
index 1a46e075dbe7..0acf4a8e6f8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/wrap-gapps-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/wrap-gapps-hook.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ gappsWrapperArgsHook() {
         gappsWrapperArgs+=(--set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE "$GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE")
     fi
 
-    if [ -n "$XDG_ICON_DIRS" ]; then
-        gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$XDG_ICON_DIRS")
-    fi
-
     if [ -n "$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH" ]; then
         gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH")
     fi