diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
index ffbee0f25f82..e429f8912c1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 , AppKit
 , CoreServices
 , desktopToDarwinBundle
-, libnotify
 , useKeytar ? true
 }:
 
@@ -79,11 +78,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: builtins.removeAttrs pinData [ "hashes" ] // {
   '';
 
   installPhase =
-    let
-      libPath = lib.makeLibraryPath [
-        libnotify
-      ];
-    in
   ''
     runHook preInstall
 
@@ -111,7 +105,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: builtins.removeAttrs pinData [ "hashes" ] // {
     # LD_PRELOAD workaround for sqlcipher not found: https://github.com/matrix-org/seshat/issues/102
     makeWrapper '${electron}/bin/electron' "$out/bin/${executableName}" \
       --set LD_PRELOAD ${sqlcipher}/lib/libsqlcipher.so \
-      --set LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${libPath}" \
       --add-flags "$out/share/element/electron" \
       --add-flags "\''${NIXOS_OZONE_WL:+\''${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:+--ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations}}"