diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix
index 8ea01a2e386..381a4015767 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       src = ./fix-paths.patch;
       inherit tzdata mousetweaks;
     })
-    ./global-backlight-helper.patch
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -103,11 +102,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # we're using plain
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-DG_DISABLE_CAST_CHECKS";
 
-  # So the polkit policy can reference /run/current-system/sw/bin/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper
-  postFixup = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin/gnome-settings-daemon
-    ln -s $out/libexec/gsd-backlight-helper $out/bin/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper
-  '';
 
   postPatch = ''
     for f in gnome-settings-daemon/codegen.py plugins/power/gsd-power-constants-update.pl meson_post_install.py; do