diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
index ba1bfe28b2a3..2abbdb1c46ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 , stdenv
 , nixosTests
 , enableNvidiaCgToolkit ? false
-, withAssets ? false
-, withCoreInfo ? false
 , withGamemode ? stdenv.isLinux
 , withVulkan ? stdenv.isLinux
 , withWayland ? stdenv.isLinux
@@ -61,10 +59,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rev = "v${version}";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-default-values-for-libretro_info_path-assets_directory.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config wrapQtAppsHook ] ++
     lib.optional withWayland wayland ++
     lib.optional (runtimeLibs != [ ]) makeWrapper;
@@ -109,14 +103,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--enable-systemmbedtls"
     "--disable-builtinzlib"
     "--disable-builtinflac"
-  ] ++
-  lib.optionals withAssets [
     "--disable-update_assets"
-    "--with-assets_dir=${retroarch-assets}/share"
-  ] ++
-  lib.optionals withCoreInfo [
     "--disable-update_core_info"
-    "--with-core_info_dir=${libretro-core-info}/share"
   ] ++
   lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     "--enable-dbus"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/use-default-values-for-libretro_info_path-assets_directory.patch b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/use-default-values-for-libretro_info_path-assets_directory.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ef7f439ecd1..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/use-default-values-for-libretro_info_path-assets_directory.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-From 6960855a0cdfd671d214030260b340a73878af52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Thiago Kenji Okada <thiagokokada@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 21:42:15 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] Use default values for libretro_info_path/assets_directories
-
----
- configuration.c | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
-index d9ab8370c4..15b575d8a2 100644
---- a/configuration.c
-+++ b/configuration.c
-@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ static struct config_path_setting *populate_settings_path(
-    SETTING_PATH("core_options_path",
-          settings->paths.path_core_options, false, NULL, true);
-    SETTING_PATH("libretro_info_path",
--         settings->paths.path_libretro_info, false, NULL, true);
-+         settings->paths.path_libretro_info, false, NULL, false);
-    SETTING_PATH("content_database_path",
-          settings->paths.path_content_database, false, NULL, true);
-    SETTING_PATH("cheat_database_path",
-@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ static struct config_path_setting *populate_settings_path(
-    SETTING_PATH("core_assets_directory",
-          settings->paths.directory_core_assets, true, NULL, true);
-    SETTING_PATH("assets_directory",
--         settings->paths.directory_assets, true, NULL, true);
-+         settings->paths.directory_assets, true, NULL, false);
-    SETTING_PATH("dynamic_wallpapers_directory",
-          settings->paths.directory_dynamic_wallpapers, true, NULL, true);
-    SETTING_PATH("thumbnails_directory",
--- 
-2.38.1
-
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 951b7b41e4df..576f1416d21d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2672,12 +2672,11 @@ with pkgs;
       { inherit retroarch settings; };
 
   retroarch = wrapRetroArch {
-    retroarch = retroarchBare.override {
-      withAssets = true;
-      withCoreInfo = true;
-    };
+    retroarch = retroarchBare;
     settings = {
+      assets_directory = "${retroarch-assets}/share/retroarch/assets";
       joypad_autoconfig_dir = "${retroarch-joypad-autoconfig}/share/libretro/autoconfig";
+      libretro_info_path = "${libretro-core-info}/share/retroarch/cores";
     };
   };