diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-disk-utility/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-disk-utility/default.nix
index c329d68674a4..02d49df3411c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-disk-utility/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-disk-utility/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, intltool, fetchurl, pkgconfig, udisks2, libsecret, libdvdread
-, bash, gtk3, glib, makeWrapper, cracklib, libnotify
+, bash, gtk3, glib, wrapGAppsHook, cracklib, libnotify
 , itstool, gnome3, librsvg, gdk_pixbuf, libxml2, python
 , libcanberra_gtk3, libxslt, libtool, docbook_xsl, libpwquality }:
 
@@ -17,13 +17,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
                   libnotify libdvdread libcanberra_gtk3 docbook_xsl
                   gdk_pixbuf gnome3.defaultIconTheme
                   librsvg udisks2 gnome3.gnome_settings_daemon
-                  gnome3.gsettings_desktop_schemas makeWrapper libxml2 ];
+                  gnome3.gsettings_desktop_schemas wrapGAppsHook libxml2 ];
 
-  preFixup = ''
-    wrapProgram "$out/bin/gnome-disks" \
-      --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE "$GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE" \
-      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gnome3.gnome_themes_standard}/share:$out/share:$XDG_ICON_DIRS:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
-  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Disks;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
index e3dc558a49a8..22d09c04141d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, dbus, libgcrypt, libtasn1, pam, python, glib, libxslt
-, intltool, pango, gcr, gdk_pixbuf, atk, p11_kit, makeWrapper
+, intltool, pango, gcr, gdk_pixbuf, atk, p11_kit, wrapGAppsHook
 , docbook_xsl_ns, docbook_xsl, gnome3 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = with gnome3; [
     dbus libgcrypt pam python gtk3 gconf libgnome_keyring
-    pango gcr gdk_pixbuf atk p11_kit makeWrapper
+    pango gcr gdk_pixbuf atk p11_kit wrapGAppsHook
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib libtasn1 libxslt ];
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-pkcs11-modules=$$out/lib/pkcs11/"
   ];
 
-  preFixup = ''
-    wrapProgram "$out/bin/gnome-keyring" \
-      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${glib}/share:$out/share:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
-    wrapProgram "$out/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon" \
-      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${glib}/share:$out/share:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
-  '';
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-online-accounts/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-online-accounts/default.nix
index c6688fd30cd7..b7da02868b8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-online-accounts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-online-accounts/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, libxslt, gtk, makeWrapper
 , webkitgtk, json_glib, rest, libsecret, dbus_glib, gnome_common
 , telepathy_glib, intltool, dbus_libs, icu, autoreconfHook
-, libsoup, docbook_xsl_ns, docbook_xsl, gnome3
+, libsoup, docbook_xsl_ns, docbook_xsl, gnome3, wrapGAppsHook
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -16,15 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed "/if HAVE_INTROSPECTION/a INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_ARGS = --shared-library=$out/lib/libgoa-1.0.so" -i src/goa/Makefile.am
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib libxslt gtk webkitgtk json_glib rest gnome_common makeWrapper
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib libxslt gtk webkitgtk json_glib rest gnome_common wrapGAppsHook
                   libsecret dbus_glib telepathy_glib intltool icu libsoup autoreconfHook
-                  docbook_xsl_ns docbook_xsl gnome3.defaultIconTheme ];
+                  docbook_xsl_ns docbook_xsl gnome3.defaultIconTheme  ];
 
-  preFixup = ''
-    for f in "$out/libexec/"*; do
-      wrapProgram "$f" --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
-    done
-  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     platforms = platforms.linux;