diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gvfs/builder.sh b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gvfs/builder.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5be453c09a24..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gvfs/builder.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-source $stdenv/setup
-
-myPatchPhase()
-{
-    sed -i -e "/giomodulesdir=/ agiomodulesdir=$out/lib/gio" configure
-}
-
-patchPhase=myPatchPhase
-genericBuild