diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
index 7eeeb1ac7d80..db458df1e644 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ pkgs.makeOverridable
   };
 
   libsoup = import ./desktop/libsoup {
-    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite
-      curl libgcrypt;
-    inherit (pkgs.gtkLibs) glib;
-    inherit GConf gnome_keyring;
-  };
-
-  libsoup_2_33 = import ./desktop/libsoup/2.33.nix {
     inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl;
     inherit (pkgs.gtkLibs) glib;
     inherit GConf gnome_keyring;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.31.gnutls.patch b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.31.gnutls.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index de4b94f09572..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.31.gnutls.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/libsoup/soup-gnutls.c b/libsoup/soup-gnutls.c
---- a/libsoup/soup-gnutls.c
-+++ b/libsoup/soup-gnutls.c
-@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ soup_ssl_wrap_iochannel (GIOChannel *sock, gboolean non_blocking,
-		goto THROW_CREATE_ERROR;
-
-	/* See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581342 */
--	if (gnutls_priority_set_direct (session, "NORMAL:!VERS-TLS1.1:!VERS-TLS1.0", NULL) != 0)
-+	if (gnutls_priority_set_direct (session, "NORMAL:!VERS-TLS1.2:!VERS-TLS1.1:!VERS-TLS1.0", NULL) != 0)
-		goto THROW_CREATE_ERROR;
-
-	if (gnutls_credentials_set (session, GNUTLS_CRD_CERTIFICATE,
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.33.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.33.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 34d185bfe027..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/2.33.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libxml2, gnutls, libproxy, sqlite, curl, 
-  glib, GConf, gnome_keyring}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "libsoup-2.33.6";
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/libsoup/2.33/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "988f7897fe125a77a5946b2fd6d47d7374fd94a1406e810482cfff6a52a6a923";
-  };
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl 
-    glib GConf gnome_keyring ];
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/default.nix
index eb63d543614c..34d185bfe027 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/libsoup/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libxml2, gnutls, libproxy, sqlite, curl
-, glib, GConf, gnome_keyring, libgcrypt }:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libxml2, gnutls, libproxy, sqlite, curl, 
+  glib, GConf, gnome_keyring}:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "libsoup-2.28.2";
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libsoup-2.33.6";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://gnome/sources/libsoup/2.28/libsoup-2.28.2.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "002kxjh6dwpps4iwly1bazxlzgqhkfszqqy26mp1gy2il3lzrlcx";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/libsoup/2.33/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "988f7897fe125a77a5946b2fd6d47d7374fd94a1406e810482cfff6a52a6a923";
   };
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl 
-    glib GConf gnome_keyring libgcrypt ];
+    glib GConf gnome_keyring ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 52b91c7a4e66..083066dcf83f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4351,46 +4351,32 @@ let
   vxl = callPackage ../development/libraries/vxl { };
 
   webkit =
-    let p = applyGlobalOverrides (x : {
-      libsoup = x.gnome28.libsoup_2_33;
-      gnome28 = x.gnome28 // {
-        libsoup = x.gnome28.libsoup_2_33;
-      };
-    });
-    in
-    (p.builderDefsPackage ../development/libraries/webkit {
-      inherit (p.gnome28) gtkdoc;
-      inherit (p.gtkLibs) gtk atk pango glib;
-      inherit (p) freetype fontconfig gettext gperf curl
+    builderDefsPackage ../development/libraries/webkit {
+      inherit (gnome28) gtkdoc libsoup;
+      inherit (gtkLibs) gtk atk pango glib;
+      inherit freetype fontconfig gettext gperf curl
         libjpeg libtiff libpng libxml2 libxslt sqlite
         icu cairo perl intltool automake libtool
         pkgconfig autoconf bison libproxy enchant
-        python ruby which flex geoclue libsoup;
-      inherit (p.gst_all) gstreamer gstPluginsBase gstFfmpeg
+        python ruby which flex geoclue;
+      inherit (gst_all) gstreamer gstPluginsBase gstFfmpeg
         gstPluginsGood;
-      inherit (p.xlibs) libXt renderproto libXrender;
-  });
+      inherit (xlibs) libXt renderproto libXrender;
+    };
   
   webkitSVN =
-    let p = applyGlobalOverrides (x : {
-      libsoup = x.gnome28.libsoup_2_33;
-      gnome28 = x.gnome28 // {
-        libsoup = x.gnome28.libsoup_2_33;
-      };
-    });
-    in
-    (p.builderDefsPackage ../development/libraries/webkit/svn.nix {
-      inherit (p.gnome28) gtkdoc;
-      inherit (p.gtkLibs) gtk atk pango glib;
-      inherit (p) freetype fontconfig gettext gperf curl
+    builderDefsPackage ../development/libraries/webkit/svn.nix {
+      inherit (gnome28) gtkdoc libsoup;
+      inherit (gtkLibs) gtk atk pango glib;
+      inherit freetype fontconfig gettext gperf curl
         libjpeg libtiff libpng libxml2 libxslt sqlite
         icu cairo perl intltool automake libtool
         pkgconfig autoconf bison libproxy enchant
-        python ruby which flex geoclue libsoup;
-      inherit (p.gst_all) gstreamer gstPluginsBase gstFfmpeg
+        python ruby which flex geoclue;
+      inherit (gst_all) gstreamer gstPluginsBase gstFfmpeg
         gstPluginsGood;
-      inherit (p.xlibs) libXt renderproto libXrender;
-    });
+      inherit (xlibs) libXt renderproto libXrender;
+    };
     
   wvstreams = callPackage ../development/libraries/wvstreams { };
 
@@ -7058,8 +7044,7 @@ let
     inherit pkgconfig webkit makeWrapper;
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk glib;
     inherit (xlibs) libX11 kbproto;
-    libsoup = gnome28.libsoup_2_33;
-    inherit (gnome28) glib_networking;
+    inherit (gnome28) glib_networking libsoup;
   };
 
   valknut = callPackage ../applications/networking/p2p/valknut {