diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix
index 7f7adcf26ac..9d080acb2aa 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ in
 
 {
 
+  imports = [
+    (mkRemovedOptionModule
+      ["services" "gnome3" "gnome-settings-daemon" "package"]
+      "")
+  ];
+
   ###### interface
 
   options = {
@@ -20,13 +26,6 @@ in
 
       enable = mkEnableOption "GNOME Settings Daemon";
 
-      # There are many forks of gnome-settings-daemon
-      package = mkOption {
-        type = types.package;
-        default = pkgs.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon;
-        description = "Which gnome-settings-daemon package to use.";
-      };
-
     };
 
   };
@@ -36,9 +35,13 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [
+      pkgs.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon
+    ];
 
-    services.udev.packages = [ cfg.package ];
+    services.udev.packages = [
+      pkgs.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon
+    ];
 
   };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
index 4563583e070..fe63f36cf96 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ in
         pkgs.gtk3.out
         pkgs.shared-mime-info
         pkgs.xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+        pkgs.mate.mate-settings-daemon
       ];
 
     programs.dconf.enable = true;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ in
     services.gnome3.at-spi2-core.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon.enable = true;
-    services.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon.package = pkgs.mate.mate-settings-daemon;
+    services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.mate.mate-settings-daemon ];
     services.gvfs.enable = true;
     services.upower.enable = config.powerManagement.enable;
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index d80ea9a53e8..7f01614cf3b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ in
     # TODO: gnome-keyring's xdg autostarts will still be in the environment (from elementary-session-settings) if disabled forcefully
     services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon.enable = true;
-    services.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon.package = pkgs.pantheon.elementary-settings-daemon;
+    services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.pantheon.elementary-settings-daemon ];
     services.gvfs.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.rygel.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.gsignond.enable = mkDefault true;