diff --git a/nix/cmake-version.patch b/nix/cmake-version.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ccc9c738..00000000
--- a/nix/cmake-version.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 6fdf98db..d8424d91 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.30)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.27)
- 
- # Get version
- file(READ "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" VER_RAW)
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index d3c7dd5f..8d912fe6 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
       src = lib.cleanSource ../.;
     };
 
-    patches = [
-      # forces GCC to use -std=c++26
-      ./stdcxx.patch
-      # Nix does not have CMake 3.30 yet, so override the minimum version
-      ./cmake-version.patch
-    ];
-
     postPatch = ''
       # Fix hardcoded paths to /usr installation
       sed -i "s#/usr#$out#" src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -144,18 +137,18 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
       (lib.optionals withSystemd [systemd])
     ];
 
-    cmakeBuildType =
+    mesonBuildType =
       if debug
-      then "Debug"
-      else "RelWithDebInfo";
+      then "debug"
+      else "release";
 
     # we want as much debug info as possible
     dontStrip = debug;
 
-    cmakeFlags = [
-      (lib.cmakeBool "NO_XWAYLAND" (!enableXWayland))
-      (lib.cmakeBool "LEGACY_RENDERER" legacyRenderer)
-      (lib.cmakeBool "NO_SYSTEMD" (!withSystemd))
+    mesonFlags = [
+      (lib.mesonEnable "xwayland" enableXWayland)
+      (lib.mesonEnable "legacy_renderer" legacyRenderer)
+      (lib.mesonEnable "systemd" withSystemd)
     ];
 
     postInstall = ''
diff --git a/nix/stdcxx.patch b/nix/stdcxx.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 032e494d..00000000
--- a/nix/stdcxx.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index cfbd431f..73e8e0c2 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ endif()
- include_directories(. "src/" "subprojects/udis86/" "protocols/")
- set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 26)
- add_compile_options(
-+  -std=c++26
-   -Wall
-   -Wextra
-   -Wno-unused-parameter