diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing-gtk/default.nix
index 5e48f85852df..ae715aa4321c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing-gtk/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    gtk3 (librsvg.override { enableIntrospection = true; })
+    gtk3 librsvg
     libnotify
     # Schemas with proxy configuration
     gnome3.gsettings-desktop-schemas
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
index 68bac54d653a..4ead21123498 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja gettext docbook_xsl docbook_xsl_ns docbook_xml_dtd_42 perl wrapGAppsHook glibcLocales ];
   buildInputs = with gnome3;
     [ gsettings-desktop-schemas gnome-keyring gnome-menus glib gcr json-glib accountsservice
-      libcroco libsecret pkgconfig libsoup polkit gdk_pixbuf
-      (librsvg.override { enableIntrospection = true; })
+      libcroco libsecret pkgconfig libsoup polkit gdk_pixbuf librsvg
       clutter networkmanager libstartup_notification telepathy-glib
       libXtst p11-kit networkmanagerapplet gjs mutter libpulseaudio caribou evolution-data-server
       libical nss gtk gstreamer gdm
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
index 31e9e06dacb5..4bb4db104382 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, gdk_pixbuf, pango, cairo, libxml2, libgsf
 , bzip2, libcroco, libintlOrEmpty, darwin, rust, gnome3
 , withGTK ? false, gtk3 ? null
-, gobjectIntrospection ? null, enableIntrospection ? false }:
-
-# no introspection by default, it's too big
+, vala, gobjectIntrospection }:
 
 let
   pname = "librsvg";
@@ -21,17 +19,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libxml2 libgsf bzip2 libcroco pango libintlOrEmpty ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableIntrospection gobjectIntrospection;
+  buildInputs = [ libxml2 libgsf bzip2 libcroco pango libintlOrEmpty ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib gdk_pixbuf cairo ] ++ lib.optional withGTK gtk3;
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig rust.rustc rust.cargo ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig rust.rustc rust.cargo vala gobjectIntrospection ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
       ApplicationServices
     ]);
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--enable-introspection=auto" ]
+  configureFlags = [ "--enable-introspection" "--enable-vala" ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-Bsymbolic";
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 35697cda9217..aa0fbae9ab12 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20629,7 +20629,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   sc-controller = pythonPackages.callPackage ../misc/drivers/sc-controller {
     inherit libusb1; # Shadow python.pkgs.libusb1.
-    librsvg = librsvg.override { enableIntrospection = true; };
   };
 
   sct = callPackage ../tools/X11/sct {};