diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/dconf/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/dconf/default.nix
index a485b18c5e5..a6236f16744 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/dconf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/dconf/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     rm $out/lib/gio/modules/giomodule.cache
     rm $out/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache
+    rm $out/share/icons/HighContrast/icon-theme.cache
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {