diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 80e9058bfb1c..b79b04565fee 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ let
   maintainers = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; [ lethalman jtojnar ];
 
   corePackages = with gnome3; [
-    pkgs.desktop-file-utils pkgs.ibus
+    pkgs.desktop-file-utils
     pkgs.shared-mime-info # for update-mime-database
     glib # for gsettings
     gtk3.out # for gtk-update-icon-cache