diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 663d5429bb8..96fa12d7f06 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
     patches = [
       # make meson use the provided wlroots instead of the git submodule
       ./patches/meson-build.patch
-      # fixes portals search path to be picked up from $XDG_DESKTOP_PORTAL_DIR
-      ./patches/portals.patch
     ];
 
     postPatch = ''
diff --git a/nix/patches/portals.patch b/nix/patches/portals.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cb3d97c371c..00000000000
--- a/nix/patches/portals.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
-index 1d978aed..56665389 100644
---- a/src/Compositor.cpp
-+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
-@@ -2365,17 +2365,16 @@ void CCompositor::performUserChecks() {
- 
-     static auto* const    PSUPPRESSPORTAL = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:suppress_portal_warnings")->intValue;
- 
--    if (!*PSUPPRESSPORTAL) {
--        if (std::ranges::any_of(BAD_PORTALS, [&](const std::string& portal) { return std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/" + portal + ".portal"); })) {
-+    static auto* const    PORTALDIRENV = getenv("XDG_DESKTOP_PORTAL_DIR");
-+
-+    static auto const     PORTALDIR = PORTALDIRENV != NULL ? std::string(PORTALDIRENV) : "";
-+
-+    if (!*PSUPPRESSPORTAL && PORTALDIR != "") {
-+        if (std::ranges::any_of(BAD_PORTALS, [&](const std::string& portal) { return std::filesystem::exists(PORTALDIR + "/" + portal + ".portal"); })) {
-             // bad portal detected
-             g_pHyprNotificationOverlay->addNotification("You have one or more incompatible xdg-desktop-portal impls installed. Please remove incompatible ones to avoid issues.",
-                                                         CColor(0), 15000, ICON_ERROR);
-         }
--
--        if (std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/hyprland.portal") && std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/wlr.portal")) {
--            g_pHyprNotificationOverlay->addNotification("You have xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland and -wlr installed simultaneously. Please uninstall one to avoid issues.", CColor(0),
--                                                        15000, ICON_ERROR);
--        }
-     }
- }
-