diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/wrapper.nix
index 2b93274b79a2..3196c5b4e8ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/wrapper.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, runCommand, makeWrapper, lndir
-, dconf, hicolor-icon-theme, ibus, librsvg, plugins
+, dconf, hicolor-icon-theme, ibus, librsvg, plugins ? []
 }:
 
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d992f5d382e3..a8b96feeb5d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2006,7 +2006,6 @@ in
 
   ibus-with-plugins = callPackage ../tools/inputmethods/ibus/wrapper.nix {
     inherit (gnome3) dconf;
-    plugins = [ ];
   };
 
   interception-tools = callPackage ../tools/inputmethods/interception-tools { };