diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/karabiner-elements/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/karabiner-elements/default.nix
index 1d2d6834e0ed..d9c6360226dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/karabiner-elements/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/karabiner-elements/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   cpio,
   xar,
   undmg,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp "$out/Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/Karabiner-Elements/package-version" "$out/Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/Karabiner-Elements/version"
   '';
 
-  passthru.updateScript = ./updater.sh;
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/karabiner-elements/updater.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/karabiner-elements/updater.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eb0dd7b9ce5c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/karabiner-elements/updater.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#!nix-shell -I nixpkgs=./. -i bash -p curl jq common-updater-scripts
-set -eo pipefail
-
-new_version="$(curl -s  "https://api.github.com/repos/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name | ltrimstr("v")')"
-old_version="$(sed -nE 's/\s*version = "(.*)".*/\1/p' ./default.nix)"
-
-if [[ "$new_version" == "$old_version" ]]; then
-  echo "Already up to date!"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-update-source-version karabiner-elements "${new_version}"