diff --git a/nixos/tests/virtualbox.nix b/nixos/tests/virtualbox.nix
index 1c1b0dac7f37..0be22bdcaea6 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/virtualbox.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/virtualbox.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ let
       messagebus:x:1:
       EOF
 
-      "${pkgs.dbus.daemon}/bin/dbus-daemon" --fork \
-        --config-file="${pkgs.dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/system.conf"
+      "${pkgs.dbus}/bin/dbus-daemon" --fork \
+        --config-file="${pkgs.dbus}/share/dbus-1/system.conf"
 
       ${guestAdditions}/bin/VBoxService
       ${(attrs.vmScript or (const "")) pkgs}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix
index c5f02d7085de..aacc584c5b84 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/quodlibet/default.nix
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
 
   checkInputs = [
-    dbus.daemon
+    dbus
     gdk-pixbuf
     glibcLocales
     hicolor-icon-theme
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     runHook preCheck
 
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 1920x1080x24' \
-      dbus-run-session --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      dbus-run-session --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       pytest $pytestFlags
 
     runHook postCheck
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix
index 54625d75e5c5..5b6f5d009820 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/gnome-builder/default.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   checkPhase = ''
     export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
index 02f0a09e0df1..591f26abbc72 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   checkPhase = ''
     export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix
index a0a9b10f068a..ab81254c710f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/calls/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 \
     XDG_DATA_DIRS=${folks}/share/gsettings-schemas/${folks.name} \
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
     runHook postCheck
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gajim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gajim/default.nix
index b23b64790710..648569a9c030 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gajim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gajim/default.nix
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ++ lib.optionals enableOmemoPluginDependencies [ python-axolotl qrcode ]
     ++ extraPythonPackages python3.pkgs;
 
-  checkInputs = [ xvfb-run dbus.daemon ];
+  checkInputs = [ xvfb-run dbus ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
     xvfb-run dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       ${python3.interpreter} -m unittest discover -s test/gtk -v
     ${python3.interpreter} -m unittest discover -s test/no_gui -v
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix
index 3b1775a7ba8c..f680c3dbca40 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config libxslt ];
   buildInputs = [ libxml2 dbus-glib sqlite libsoup libnice telepathy-glib gnutls python2 ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ dbus.daemon ];
+  checkInputs = [ dbus ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--with-ca-certificates=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix
index 81fc8c075f1c..387e6c2d7657 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/paperwork/paperwork-gtk.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     done
   '';
 
-  checkInputs = [ dbus.daemon ];
+  checkInputs = [ dbus ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     wrapGAppsHook
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     # only need to run a virtual X server + dbus but also have a large enough
     # resolution, because the Cairo test tries to draw a 200x200 window.
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       $out/bin/paperwork-gtk chkdeps
 
     # content of make test, without the dep on make install
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
index f81710cfb911..91834642681d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libdatrie
     libxkbcommon
     libepoxy
-    dbus.daemon
+    dbus
     at-spi2-core
     libXtst
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/streamlink-twitch-gui/bin.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/streamlink-twitch-gui/bin.nix
index 38b0301bbc92..706a41e0a505 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/streamlink-twitch-gui/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/streamlink-twitch-gui/bin.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     autoPatchelfHook
     cairo
     cups.lib
-    dbus.daemon.lib
+    dbus.lib
     expat
     gcc-unwrapped
     gdk-pixbuf
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/phosh/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/phosh/default.nix
index d71ff01362d2..0aa63eb52fbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/phosh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/phosh/default.nix
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook preCheck
     export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
     runHook postCheck
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
index 22a94de5e84d..0ef440a78f17 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   checkPhase = ''
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
     dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       make check
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix
index cb7726d59069..d1ba5d8082ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/geary/default.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     HOME=$TMPDIR \
     XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:${gsettings-desktop-schemas}/share/gsettings-schemas/${gsettings-desktop-schemas.name}:${shared-mime-info}/share:${folks}/share/gsettings-schemas/${folks.name} \
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test -v --no-stdsplit
 
     runHook postCheck
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
index 4a47ec61645e..0dff90313538 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   checkPhase = ''
     export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
     ${xvfb-run}/bin/xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
index 2cd6463d5c21..795c2c51ddfc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   passthru = {
     dbus-launch = "${dbus.lib}/bin/dbus-launch";
-    daemon = dbus.out;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
index b38ba682a76b..3ac3a1acf02c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     export XDG_RUNTIME_HOME="$TMP"
     export HOME="$TMP"
     export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${desktop-file-utils}/share:${shared-mime-info}/share"
-    export G_TEST_DBUS_DAEMON="${dbus.daemon}/bin/dbus-daemon"
+    export G_TEST_DBUS_DAEMON="${dbus}/bin/dbus-daemon"
     export PATH="$PATH:$(pwd)/gobject"
     echo "PATH=$PATH"
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/3.x.nix
index dce589dd6474..c7c04f5e8160 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/3.x.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 \
     XDG_DATA_DIRS="$XDG_DATA_DIRS:${shared-mime-info}/share" \
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       make check
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/4.x.nix
index 315547ad3868..7eaa5c180504 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/4.x.nix
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     XDG_DATA_DIRS="$XDG_DATA_DIRS:${shared-mime-info}/share" \
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --no-rebuild --print-errorlogs
 
     runHook postCheck
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/5.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/5.x.nix
index 25bd8127a546..64c98712fd3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/5.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceview/5.x.nix
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     XDG_DATA_DIRS="$XDG_DATA_DIRS:${shared-mime-info}/share" \
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --no-rebuild --print-errorlogs
 
     runHook postCheck
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
index aa808d5b4aa8..ec616b4a5fab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   checkPhase = ''
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/0.x.nix
index 2c2b09b44923..0109b4335e4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/0.x.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 \
     XDG_DATA_DIRS="$XDG_DATA_DIRS:${hicolor-icon-theme}/share" \
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
index 24a34a92f3c1..7de9fecd7daa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook preCheck
 
     dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test --print-errorlogs
 
     runHook postCheck
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix
index accc02499d46..667d6dce74f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config python ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ qtbase telepathy-farstream telepathy-glib ];
   buildInputs = [ dbus-glib ];
-  checkInputs = [ dbus.daemon dbus-python ];
+  checkInputs = [ dbus dbus-python ];
 
   # No point in building tests if they are not run
   # On 0.9.7, they do not even build with QT4
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
index 40744f987c8e..364306667624 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook preCheck
 
     dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       meson test \
         --timeout-multiplier 2 \
         --print-errorlogs
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-next/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-next/default.nix
index ebca00fe3be1..37a57f296ba9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-next/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-next/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # test_tcp_connection_with_forwarding fails due to dbus
   # creating unix socket anyway on v1.14.4
   checkPhase = ''
-    dbus-run-session --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+    dbus-run-session --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       ${python.interpreter} -m pytest -sv --cov=dbus_next \
       -k "not test_peer_interface and not test_tcp_connection_with_forwarding"
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogtail/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogtail/default.nix
index fb513a20c654..cc4430ddb399 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogtail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogtail/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     # export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
     gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface toolkit-accessibility true
     xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 800x600x24' dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       ${python.interpreter} nix_run_setup test
     runHook postCheck
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/notify-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/notify-py/default.nix
index 6d255424812e..6ff41eeb36a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/notify-py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/notify-py/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     PATH="$TMP/bin:$PATH" pytest
   '' else if stdenv.isLinux then ''
     dbus-run-session \
-      --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
+      --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf \
       pytest
   '' else ''
     pytest
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
index c73598fd6ca1..4037868518fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ let
     nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   } ''
       makeWrapper ${dbus}/bin/dbus-launch $out/bin/dbus-launch \
-        --add-flags --config-file=${dbus.daemon}/share/dbus-1/session.conf
+        --add-flags --config-file=${dbus}/share/dbus-1/session.conf
   '';
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/modemmanager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/modemmanager/default.nix
index 89ec8508bbfc..cb768b8e95c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/modemmanager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/modemmanager/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # install check instead, when those paths will have been created.
   doInstallCheck = true;
   preInstallCheck = ''
-    export G_TEST_DBUS_DAEMON="${dbus.daemon}/bin/dbus-daemon"
+    export G_TEST_DBUS_DAEMON="${dbus}/bin/dbus-daemon"
     patchShebangs tools/tests/test-wrapper.sh
   '';
   installCheckTarget = "check";