diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index 083b12193dab..e3280dd4fb40 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ in
         hicolor-icon-theme
         onboard
         qgnomeplatform
-        shared-mime-info
         sound-theme-freedesktop
         xdg-user-dirs
       ] ++ (with pkgs.pantheon; [
@@ -224,6 +223,8 @@ in
       # Settings from elementary-default-settings
       environment.etc."gtk-3.0/settings.ini".source = "${pkgs.pantheon.elementary-default-settings}/etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini";
 
+      xdg.mime.enable = true;
+
       xdg.portal.enable = true;
       xdg.portal.extraPortals = with pkgs.pantheon; [
         elementary-files