diff --git a/srcpkgs/barrier/patches/avahi.patch b/srcpkgs/barrier/patches/avahi.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fe5704552f7..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/barrier/patches/avahi.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
---- masterdir/builddir/barrier-2.1.1/CMakeLists.txt	2018-05-16 04:48:18.000000000 +0200
-+++ CMakeLists.txt	2018-05-25 18:57:40.584542261 +0200
-@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
-     include (CheckIncludeFileCXX)
-     include (CheckSymbolExists)
-     include (CheckCSourceCompiles)
-+    include (FindPkgConfig)
- 
-     check_include_file_cxx (istream HAVE_ISTREAM)
-     check_include_file_cxx (ostream HAVE_OSTREAM)
-@@ -162,6 +163,11 @@
-             include_directories("/usr/local/include" "/usr/local/include/avahi-compat-libdns_sd")
-             link_directories("/usr/local/lib")
-         endif()
-+	if (${PKG_CONFIG_FOUND})
-+		pkg_check_modules (LIBDNS_SD REQUIRED avahi-compat-libdns_sd)
-+		include_directories (BEFORE SYSTEM ${LIBDNS_SD_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-+		set (CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES};${LIBDNS_SD_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-+	endif ()
- 
-         set (XKBlib "X11/Xlib.h;X11/XKBlib.h")
-         set (CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES "${XKBlib};X11/extensions/Xrandr.h")
diff --git a/srcpkgs/barrier/template b/srcpkgs/barrier/template
index d165a70516b..6bbd9691807 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/barrier/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/barrier/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'barrier'
 pkgname=barrier
-version=2.1.1
+version=2.1.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBARRIER_REVISION=00000000 -DBARRIER_VERSION_STAGE=RELEASE"
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ maintainer="John <johnz@posteo.net>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://github.com/debauchee/barrier"
 distfiles="https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=775d504db6091c4dc479657fc4fc566ceb9893426664ae60c9a2bb198b562774
-
-pre_build() {
-	sed -i -e 's/__DATE__/"May 25 2018"/g' src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp
-}
+checksum=2a6c930157adf500ff664b628fad926256b7fff9555b40c1e50bf8114efcfb3f
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin build/bin/barrier
@@ -34,6 +30,7 @@ do_install() {
 	vsv barriers
 
 }
+
 barrier-gui_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/share/pixmaps