diff --git a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
index 77e5c57837..f9de4ee681 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ buffers.")
     ;; application and GUI binary gegl is licensed under GPL.
     (license (list license:lgpl3+ license:gpl3+))))
 
-;; gnome-photos does not build against gegl 0.4.46 or newer yet.
-;; See also <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-photos/-/issues/214>.
 (define-public babl-0.1.96
   (package
     (inherit babl)
@@ -319,28 +317,6 @@ buffers.")
        (sha256
         (base32 "1xj5hlmm834lb84rpjlfxbqnm5piswgzhjas4h8z90x9b7j3yrrk"))))))
 
-(define-public gegl-0.4.44
-  (package
-    (inherit gegl)
-    (version "0.4.44")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (list (string-append "https://download.gimp.org/pub/gegl/"
-                                 (string-take version 3)
-                                 "/gegl-" version ".tar.xz")
-                  (string-append "https://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gegl/"
-                                 (version-major+minor version)
-                                 "/gegl-" version ".tar.xz")
-                  (string-append "ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gegl/"
-                                 (version-major+minor version)
-                                 "/gegl-" version ".tar.xz")))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "09k1sn4h0bakgmq2hgd1iamprngpr81ky3fd9446lh2ycd0xnk0a"))))
-    (propagated-inputs
-     (modify-inputs (package-propagated-inputs gegl)
-       (replace "babl" babl-0.1.96)))))
-
 (define-public gimp-2
   (package
     (name "gimp")