diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gnome-panel.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gnome-panel.nix
index 8056eb98801..4ae6598f5e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gnome-panel.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gnome-panel.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   configureFlags = "--disable-scrollkeeper";
-
-  preConfigure = "
-    mkdir wrapper
-    echo \"#! $SHELL\" >> wrapper/xsltproc
-    echo \"exec `type -tp xsltproc` --nonet \\\"\\$@\\\"\" >> wrapper/xsltproc
-    chmod +x wrapper/xsltproc
-    PATH=$(pwd)/wrapper:$PATH
-  ";
 }