diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix
index 6f171d744a55..e0f28bc3446d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Dgetting-started=true"
-    "--buildtype=plain"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [