diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
index 89008f0124da..2eec827e2585 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ in
       pkgs.mate.mate-session-manager
     ];
 
-    # Let mate-panel find applets
-    environment.sessionVariables."MATE_PANEL_APPLETS_DIR" = "${config.system.path}/share/mate-panel/applets";
-    environment.sessionVariables."MATE_PANEL_EXTRA_MODULES" = "${config.system.path}/lib/mate-panel/applets";
-
     # Debugging
     environment.sessionVariables.MATE_SESSION_DEBUG = mkIf cfg.debug "1";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
index 7c65e36d13db..2216709f1662 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ let
       mate-icon-theme
       mate-menus
       mate-notification-daemon
-      mate-panel
+      mate-panel-with-applets
       mate-polkit
       mate-session-manager
       mate-settings-daemon