diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
index a1e42a435ab4..22798fb1d845 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optional (!x11Support) "--without-x"
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ "--enable-apparmor" "--enable-libaudit" ];
 
-  # Enable X11 autolaunch support in libdbus. This doesn't actually depend on X11
-  # (it just execs dbus-launch in dbus.tools), contrary to what the configure script demands.
-  # problems building without x11Support so disabled in that case for now
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString x11Support "-DDBUS_ENABLE_X11_AUTOLAUNCH=1";
   NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) "-Wl,--as-needed";
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;