diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kate.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kate.nix
index 91eeb2314a4..e368483771f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kate.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/applications-16.04/kate.nix
@@ -28,42 +28,22 @@
 
 kdeApp {
   name = "kate";
+  meta = {
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl3 lgpl3 lgpl2 ];
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
+  };
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     extra-cmake-modules
     kdoctools
   ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    qtscript
-    kconfig
-    kcrash
-    kguiaddons
-    kiconthemes
-    kinit
-    kjobwidgets
-    kparts
-    kxmlgui
-    kdbusaddons
-    kwallet
-    kitemmodels
-    knotifications
-    threadweaver
-    knewstuff
-    libgit2
-  ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    kactivities
-    ki18n
-    kio
-    ktexteditor
-    kwindowsystem
-    plasma-framework
+    kactivities ki18n kio ktexteditor kwindowsystem plasma-framework qtscript
+    kconfig kcrash kguiaddons kiconthemes kinit kjobwidgets kparts kxmlgui
+    kdbusaddons kwallet kitemmodels knotifications threadweaver knewstuff
+    libgit2
   ];
   postInstall = ''
     wrapQtProgram "$out/bin/kate"
     wrapQtProgram "$out/bin/kwrite"
   '';
-  meta = {
-    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl3 lgpl3 lgpl2 ];
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
-  };
 }