diff --git a/meta-ruby/conf/layer.conf b/meta-ruby/conf/layer.conf
index b05345075a..b526a5d394 100644
--- a/meta-ruby/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-ruby/conf/layer.conf
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_ruby-layer = "7"
 # cause compatibility issues with other layers
 LAYERVERSION_ruby-layer = "1"
 
-LAYERDEPENDS_ruby-layer = "core openembedded-layer xfce-layer"
+LAYERDEPENDS_ruby-layer = "core openembedded-layer"
diff --git a/meta-ruby/recipes-extended/imsettings/imsettings/gtk-is-required-by-notify.patch b/meta-xfce/recipes-extended/imsettings/gtk-is-required-by-notify.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-ruby/recipes-extended/imsettings/imsettings/gtk-is-required-by-notify.patch
rename to meta-xfce/recipes-extended/imsettings/gtk-is-required-by-notify.patch
diff --git a/meta-ruby/recipes-extended/imsettings/imsettings/multi-line-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS-isnot-supported-by-autoreconf.patch b/meta-xfce/recipes-extended/imsettings/multi-line-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS-isnot-supported-by-autoreconf.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-ruby/recipes-extended/imsettings/imsettings/multi-line-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS-isnot-supported-by-autoreconf.patch
rename to meta-xfce/recipes-extended/imsettings/multi-line-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS-isnot-supported-by-autoreconf.patch
diff --git a/meta-ruby/recipes-extended/imsettings/imsettings_1.6.8.bb b/meta-xfce/recipes-extended/imsettings_1.6.8.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-ruby/recipes-extended/imsettings/imsettings_1.6.8.bb
rename to meta-xfce/recipes-extended/imsettings_1.6.8.bb