diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 08a7af59116f..61a0c9e95d71 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ in {
         description = "Enable Gnome 3 desktop manager.";
       };
 
-      sessionPath = mkOption {
-        default = [];
-        example = literalExample "[ pkgs.gnome3.gpaste ]";
-        description = "Additional list of packages to be added to the session search path.
-                       Useful for gnome shell extensions or gsettings-conditionated autostart.";
-        apply = list: list ++ [ pkgs.gnome3.gnome-shell pkgs.gnome3.gnome-shell-extensions ];
-      };
-
       extraGSettingsOverrides = mkOption {
         default = "";
         type = types.lines;
@@ -138,17 +130,6 @@ in {
 
           export XDG_MENU_PREFIX=gnome-
 
-          ${concatMapStrings (p: ''
-            if [ -d "${p}/share/gsettings-schemas/${p.name}" ]; then
-              export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS''${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}${p}/share/gsettings-schemas/${p.name}
-            fi
-
-            if [ -d "${p}/lib/girepository-1.0" ]; then
-              export GI_TYPELIB_PATH=$GI_TYPELIB_PATH''${GI_TYPELIB_PATH:+:}${p}/lib/girepository-1.0
-              export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}${p}/lib
-            fi
-          '') cfg.sessionPath}
-
           # Override default mimeapps
           export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS''${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}${mimeAppsList}/share
 
@@ -171,7 +152,7 @@ in {
     environment.variables.GIO_EXTRA_MODULES = [ "${lib.getLib pkgs.gnome3.dconf}/lib/gio/modules"
                                                 "${pkgs.gnome3.glib-networking.out}/lib/gio/modules"
                                                 "${pkgs.gnome3.gvfs}/lib/gio/modules" ];
-    environment.systemPackages = pkgs.gnome3.corePackages ++ cfg.sessionPath
+    environment.systemPackages = pkgs.gnome3.corePackages
       ++ (removePackagesByName pkgs.gnome3.optionalPackages config.environment.gnome3.excludePackages) ++ [
       pkgs.xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
     ];