diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
index 97f6e1d5e80b0..078dc5d5f0470 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 , libsoup
 , vte
 , webkitgtk
-, zeitgeist
 , ctags
 , libgit2-glib
 , wrapGAppsHook
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libsoup
     vte
     webkitgtk
-    zeitgeist
   ];
 
   # install script fails with UnicodeDecodeError because of printing a fancy elipsis character
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard/default.nix
index e78f4472a7bb4..c8e6f11f111c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 , libhandy
 , granite
 , gettext
-, clutter-gtk
 , elementary-icon-theme
 , wrapGAppsHook
 }:
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    clutter-gtk
     elementary-icon-theme
     granite
     gtk3