diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-gsettings-overrides/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
index d853a584a7a4..a9f427450883 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ let
     document-font-name="Noto Sans 10"
     monospace-font-name="Hack 10"
 
-    [org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad:Budgie]
-    tap-to-click=true
-
     [org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences:Budgie]
     titlebar-font="Noto Sans Bold 10"