diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
index 2034f1761f2..0e4487768a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
@@ -18,21 +18,14 @@
 , pkg-config
 , readline
 , sqlite
-, autoAwaySupport ? true,       libXScrnSaver ? null, libX11
+, autoAwaySupport ? true,       libXScrnSaver, libX11
 , notifySupport ? true,         libnotify, gdk-pixbuf
 , omemoSupport ? true,          libsignal-protocol-c, libgcrypt
 , pgpSupport ? true,            gpgme
-, pythonPluginSupport ? true,   python
-, traySupport ? true,           gtk
+, pythonPluginSupport ? true,   python3
+, traySupport ? true,           gtk3
 }:
 
-assert autoAwaySupport     -> libXScrnSaver != null && libX11 != null;
-assert notifySupport       -> libnotify != null && gdk-pixbuf != null;
-assert traySupport         -> gtk != null;
-assert pgpSupport          -> gpgme != null;
-assert pythonPluginSupport -> python != null;
-assert omemoSupport        -> libsignal-protocol-c != null && libgcrypt != null;
-
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "profanity";
   version = "0.12.0";
@@ -75,8 +68,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ lib.optionals notifySupport       [ libnotify gdk-pixbuf ]
     ++ lib.optionals omemoSupport        [ libsignal-protocol-c libgcrypt ]
     ++ lib.optionals pgpSupport          [ gpgme ]
-    ++ lib.optionals pythonPluginSupport [ python ]
-    ++ lib.optionals traySupport         [ gtk ];
+    ++ lib.optionals pythonPluginSupport [ python3 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals traySupport         [ gtk3 ];
 
   # Enable feature flags, so that build fail if libs are missing
   configureFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a9c3f173478..115f9b0458f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -29012,8 +29012,6 @@ with pkgs;
   procmail = callPackage ../applications/misc/procmail { };
 
   profanity = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity ({
-    gtk = gtk3;
-    python = python3;
   } // (config.profanity or {}));
 
   properties-cpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/properties-cpp { };