diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/font-manager/correct-post-install.patch b/pkgs/applications/misc/font-manager/correct-post-install.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 47e9800d265..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/font-manager/correct-post-install.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/meson_post_install.py b/meson_post_install.py
-index 8d00e70..c28d19e 100644
---- a/meson_post_install.py
-+++ b/meson_post_install.py
-@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ prefix = environ['MESON_INSTALL_PREFIX']
- data_dir = path.join(prefix, 'share')
- schema_dir = path.join(data_dir, 'glib-2.0', 'schemas')
- 
--if not environ['DESTDIR']:
-+if not environ.get('DESTDIR'):
-     print('Compiling gsettings schemas...')
-     call(['glib-compile-schemas', schema_dir])
-     print('Updating desktop database...')
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/font-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/font-manager/default.nix
index aa8f00f2d2b..f00d6cfc60d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/font-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/font-manager/default.nix
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme
   ];
 
-  patches = [
-   ./correct-post-install.patch
-  ];
-
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Ddisable_pycompile=true"
   ];