diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/unitywsctrls.pas b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/unitywsctrls.pas
index 5f0fc8a2a0..7231f38e91 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/unitywsctrls.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/unitywsctrls.pas
@@ -260,40 +260,22 @@ var
   Initialized: Boolean;
 
 function UnityAppIndicatorInit: Boolean;
+var
+  Module: HModule;
+  UseAppInd : string;
+
+  function NeedAppIndicator: boolean;
   var
-    Module: HModule;
-    UseAppInd : string;
-
-    function NeedAppIndicator: boolean;
-    var
-      DeskTop,  VersionSt : String;
-      ProcFile: TextFile;
-    begin
-      DeskTop := GetEnvironmentVariableUTF8('XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP');
-      // See the wiki for details of what extras these desktops require !!
-      if (DeskTop = 'Unity')
-         or (Desktop = 'Enlightenment')
-            then exit(True);
-      if (DeskTop = 'GNOME') then begin
-          {$PUSH}
-          {$IOChecks off}
-          AssignFile(ProcFile, '/proc/version');
-          reset(ProcFile);
-          if IOResult<>0 then exit(false);
-          {$POP}
-          readln(ProcFile, VersionSt);
-          CloseFile(ProcFile);
-          if ( (pos('mageia', VersionSt) > 0) or
-            (pos('Debian', VersionSt) > 0) or
-            (pos('Red Hat', VersionSt) > 0) or
-            (pos('SUSE', VersionSt) > 0) )
-            // 19.04 and earlier Ubuntu Gnome does not need LibAppIndicator3
-            then exit(True);
-      end;
-      Result := False;
-    end;
-
-
+    DeskTop : String;
+  begin
+    DeskTop := GetEnvironmentVariableUTF8('XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP');
+    // See the wiki for details of what extras these desktops require !!
+    if (Desktop = 'GNOME')
+      or (DeskTop = 'Unity')
+      or (Desktop = 'Enlightenment')
+      or (Desktop = 'ubuntu:GNOME') then exit(True);
+    Result := False;
+  end;
 
   function TryLoad(const ProcName: string; var Proc: Pointer): Boolean;
   begin