diff --git a/modules/xcursor.nix b/modules/xcursor.nix
index e2c5f0c2c..7c00a5cbc 100644
--- a/modules/xcursor.nix
+++ b/modules/xcursor.nix
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ in {
         platforms.linux)
     ];
 
-    warnings = [''
-      GTK cursor settings will no longer be handled in the xsession.pointerCursor module in future.
-      Please use gtk.cursorTheme for GTK cursor settings instead.
-    ''];
-
     home.packages = [ cfg.package ];
 
     xsession.initExtra = ''
@@ -78,8 +73,7 @@ in {
       "Xcursor.size" = cfg.size;
     };
 
-    # TODO: deprecate after next version release.
-    gtk.cursorTheme = { inherit (cfg) package name size; };
+    gtk.cursorTheme = mkDefault { inherit (cfg) package name size; };
 
     # Set name in icons theme, for compatibility with AwesomeWM etc. See:
     # https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/issues/2081