diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/seahorse/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/seahorse/default.nix
index bbab612b9c8d8..1207d79696107 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/seahorse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/seahorse/default.nix
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gnupg
     desktop-file-utils
     gcr
-    # error: Package `...' not found in specified Vala API directories or GObject-Introspection GIR directories
-    # TODO: the vala setuphook should look for vala filess in targetOffset instead of hostOffset
-    libhandy
-    libsecret
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/vala/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/compilers/vala/setup-hook.sh
index 33acdf1daee02..53976e5cd0db4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/vala/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/vala/setup-hook.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ make_vala_find_vapi_files() {
     fi
 }
 
-addEnvHooks "$hostOffset" make_vala_find_vapi_files
+addEnvHooks "$targetOffset" make_vala_find_vapi_files
 
 disable_incompabile_pointer_conversion_warning() {
     # Work around incompatible function pointer conversion errors with clang 16
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnome-games-support/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnome-games-support/default.nix
index edfd21a469689..e63d7f8fe656f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnome-games-support/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnome-games-support/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 , fetchurl
 , pkg-config
 , glib
-, gobject-introspection
 , gtk3
 , libgee
 , gettext
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     gettext
-    gobject-introspection
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config