diff --git a/srcpkgs/budgie-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/budgie-desktop/template
index 2cf2ddb5123..5f9833ca9cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/budgie-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/budgie-desktop/template
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ homepage="https://github.com/solus-project/budgie-desktop"
 distfiles="${homepage}/releases/download/v${version}/budgie-desktop-v${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=d7219c1dc6d0e3fe54ac33062bfd420ab94158bcfe9409d09c85d7e7a21c67fa
 
-pre_build() {
-	# budgie-desktop uses its own polkit bindings
-	# prepends to override system vapi
-	if [ -f "$XBPS_WRAPPERDIR/valac" ]; then
-		sed -i -e "s,/bin/valac,& --vapidir=$wrksrc/vapi," \
-			"$XBPS_WRAPPERDIR/valac"
-	fi
-}
-
 budgie-desktop-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"