diff --git a/packages/patched-derivations.nix b/packages/patched-derivations.nix
index 2adff9c..e0da443 100644
--- a/packages/patched-derivations.nix
+++ b/packages/patched-derivations.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ super: rec {
 
   lain-ipfs = patch-rename super.ipfs "lain-ipfs" "patches/base/ipfs";
 
-  glib = patch' super.glib;
-
   gnome-control-center = ((patch' super.gnome.gnome-control-center).override {
     cheese = null;
   }).overrideAttrs (_: {
diff --git a/patches/base/glib/glib-appinfo-watch.patch b/patches/base/glib/glib-appinfo-watch.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 93f4982..0000000
--- a/patches/base/glib/glib-appinfo-watch.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-This patch lets GLib's GDesktopAppInfo API watch and notice changes
-to the Nix user and system profiles.  That way, the list of available
-applications shown by the desktop environment is immediately updated
-when the user installs or removes any
-(see <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/35594>).
-
-It does so by monitoring /nix/var/nix/profiles (for changes to the system
-profile) and /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/USER (for changes to the user
-profile) as well as /etc/profiles/per-user (for chanes to the user
-environment profile) and crawling their share/applications sub-directory when
-changes happen.
-
-diff --git a/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c b/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
-index f1e2fdd..095c110 100644
---- a/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
-+++ b/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
-@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ typedef struct
-   gchar                      *alternatively_watching;
-   gboolean                    is_config;
-   gboolean                    is_setup;
-+  gchar                      *nix_profile_watch_dir;
-   GFileMonitor               *monitor;
-   GHashTable                 *app_names;
-   GHashTable                 *mime_tweaks;
-@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ desktop_file_dir_unref (DesktopFileDir *dir)
-     {
-       desktop_file_dir_reset (dir);
-       g_free (dir->path);
-+      g_free (dir->nix_profile_watch_dir);
-       g_free (dir);
-     }
- }
-@@ -204,6 +206,14 @@ desktop_file_dir_get_alternative_dir (DesktopFileDir *dir)
- {
-   gchar *parent;
- 
-+  /* If DIR is a profile, watch the specified directory--e.g.,
-+   * /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER/ for the user profile.  Do not watch
-+   * ~/.nix-profile or /run/current-system/sw because GFileMonitor does
-+   * not pass IN_DONT_FOLLOW and thus cannot notice any change.
-+   * /etc/profiles/per-user is monitored directly for the same reason. */
-+  if (dir->nix_profile_watch_dir != NULL)
-+    return g_strdup (dir->nix_profile_watch_dir);
-+
-   /* If the directory itself exists then we need no alternative. */
-   if (g_access (dir->path, R_OK | X_OK) == 0)
-     return NULL;
-@@ -249,11 +258,11 @@ desktop_file_dir_changed (GFileMonitor      *monitor,
-    *
-    * If this is a notification for a parent directory (because the
-    * desktop directory didn't exist) then we shouldn't fire the signal
--   * unless something actually changed.
-+   * unless something actually changed or it's part of a Nix profile.
-    */
-   g_mutex_lock (&desktop_file_dir_lock);
- 
--  if (dir->alternatively_watching)
-+  if (dir->alternatively_watching && dir->nix_profile_watch_dir == NULL)
-     {
-       gchar *alternative_dir;
- 
-@@ -1555,6 +1564,40 @@ desktop_file_dirs_lock (void)
-       for (i = 0; dirs[i]; i++)
-         g_ptr_array_add (desktop_file_dirs, desktop_file_dir_new (dirs[i]));
- 
-+      {
-+        /* Monitor the system and user profile under /nix/var/nix/profiles and
-+         * treat modifications to them as if they were modifications to their
-+         * /share sub-directory.  */
-+        const gchar *user;
-+        DesktopFileDir *system_profile_dir, *user_profile_dir, *user_env_dir;
-+
-+        system_profile_dir =
-+          desktop_file_dir_new ("/nix/var/nix/profiles/system/sw/share");
-+        system_profile_dir->nix_profile_watch_dir = g_strdup ("/nix/var/nix/profiles");
-+        g_ptr_array_add (desktop_file_dirs, desktop_file_dir_ref (system_profile_dir));
-+
-+        user = g_get_user_name ();
-+        if (user != NULL)
-+          {
-+            gchar *profile_dir, *user_data_dir, *env_dir, *env_data_dir;
-+
-+            profile_dir = g_build_filename ("/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user", user, NULL);
-+            user_data_dir = g_build_filename (profile_dir, "profile", "share", NULL);
-+            user_profile_dir = desktop_file_dir_new (user_data_dir);
-+            user_profile_dir->nix_profile_watch_dir = profile_dir;
-+            
-+            env_dir = g_build_filename ("/etc/profiles/per-user", NULL);
-+            env_data_dir = g_build_filename (env_dir, user, "share", NULL);
-+            user_env_dir = desktop_file_dir_new (env_data_dir);
-+            user_env_dir->nix_profile_watch_dir = env_dir;
-+
-+            g_ptr_array_add (desktop_file_dirs, desktop_file_dir_ref (user_profile_dir));
-+            g_ptr_array_add (desktop_file_dirs, desktop_file_dir_ref (user_env_dir));
-+            g_free (user_data_dir);
-+            g_free (env_data_dir);
-+          }
-+      }
-+
-       /* The list of directories will never change after this, unless
-        * g_get_user_config_dir() changes due to %G_TEST_OPTION_ISOLATE_DIRS. */
-       desktop_file_dirs_config_dir = user_config_dir;