diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-session/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-session/default.nix
index 73ce969d05f7..5d2e21598d4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-session/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfce4-session/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 { lib
 , mkXfceDerivation
-, fetchpatch
 , polkit
 , exo
 , libxfce4util
@@ -16,18 +15,9 @@
 mkXfceDerivation {
   category = "xfce";
   pname = "xfce4-session";
-  version = "4.18.3";
+  version = "4.18.4";
 
-  sha256 = "sha256-qCkE3aVYVwphoO1ZAyzpL1ZtsLaP6XT1H1rlFoBI3yg=";
-
-  patches = [
-    # Add minimal xdg-desktop-portal conf file
-    # https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/-/issues/181
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/-/commit/6451c8b21085631d8861e07ff4e1b2ef64a64ad3.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-t3opom0iv7QsKoivzk+nXbxI5uFhNmB8/Qwb4QHvcCQ=";
-    })
-  ];
+  sha256 = "sha256-YxIHxb8mRggHLJ9TQ+KGb9qjt+DMZrxMn+oFuFRL8GI=";
 
   buildInputs = [
     exo
@@ -43,9 +33,6 @@ mkXfceDerivation {
 
   configureFlags = [ "--with-xsession-prefix=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
-  # See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/36468
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib.dev}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
-
   passthru.xinitrc = "${xfce4-session}/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc";
 
   meta = with lib; {