diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
index 2fa92ea222..aa8b5e4892 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
@@ -468,19 +468,6 @@ (define-public gpgme
 and every application benefits from this.")
     (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
 
-(define-public gpgme-1.23
-  (hidden-package
-   (package
-     (inherit gpgme)
-     (name "gpgme")
-     (version "1.23.2")
-     (source
-      (origin
-        (method url-fetch)
-        (uri (string-append "mirror://gnupg/gpgme/gpgme-" version ".tar.bz2"))
-        (sha256
-         (base32 "092jrqdmdggjhl0swpvci8cscdcx0hbbr897an0vdk1wyfqyi6cl")))))))
-
 (define-public qgpgme
   (package
     (inherit gpgme)
@@ -510,9 +497,9 @@ (define-public qgpgme
 gpgpme starting with version 1.7.")
     (license license:gpl2+))) ;; Note: this differs from gpgme
 
-(define-public qgpgme-qt6-1.23
+(define-public qgpgme-qt6
   (package
-    (inherit gpgme-1.23)
+    (inherit gpgme)
     (name "qgpgme-qt6")
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
@@ -525,12 +512,12 @@ (define-public qgpgme-qt6-1.23
                (symlink (string-append gpgme "/lib/libgpgme.la")
                         "src/libgpgme.la"))
              (chdir "lang/qt"))))))
-    (propagated-inputs (list gpgme-1.23))    ;required by QGpgmeConfig.cmake
+    (propagated-inputs (list gpgme))    ;required by QGpgmeConfig.cmake
     (native-inputs
-     (modify-inputs (package-native-inputs gpgme-1.23)
+     (modify-inputs (package-native-inputs gpgme)
        (prepend pkg-config)))
     (inputs
-     (modify-inputs (package-inputs gpgme-1.23)
+     (modify-inputs (package-inputs gpgme)
        (prepend qtbase)))
     (synopsis "Qt API bindings for gpgme")
     (description "QGpgme provides a very high level Qt API around GpgMEpp.")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm
index 5d546b7d4c..00a3397b5d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ (define-public kaddressbook
            akonadi-mime
            akonadi-search
            boost
-           gpgme-1.23
+           gpgme
            grantleetheme
            kcalendarcore
            kcmutils
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ (define-public kaddressbook
            libkleo
            breeze-icons ; default icon set, required for tests
            prison
-           qgpgme-qt6-1.23))
+           qgpgme-qt6))
     (arguments (list #:qtbase qtbase))
     (home-page "https://kontact.kde.org/components/kaddressbook/")
     (synopsis "Address Book application to manage your contacts")
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ (define-public kgpg
            akonadi-contacts
            boost
            breeze-icons ;; default icon set
-           gpgme-1.23
+           gpgme
            grantleetheme
            karchive
            kcodecs
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ (define-public kleopatra
            kdoctools))
     (inputs
      (list boost
-           gpgme-1.23
+           gpgme
            kcmutils
            kcodecs
            kconfig
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ (define-public kleopatra
            libkleo
            mimetreeparser
            breeze-icons ;; default icon set
-           qgpgme-qt6-1.23))
+           qgpgme-qt6))
     (arguments
      (list #:qtbase qtbase
            #:phases
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ (define-public kmail
            akonadi-mime
            akonadi-search
            boost
-           gpgme-1.23
+           gpgme
            grantleetheme
            kaddressbook
            kbookmarks
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ (define-public kmail
            libkleo
            libksieve
            breeze-icons ; default icon set, required for tests
-           qgpgme-qt6-1.23
+           qgpgme-qt6
            qtdeclarative
            qtkeychain-qt6
            qtwebchannel
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ (define-public kmessagelib
            akonadi-notes
            akonadi-search
            boost
-           gpgme-1.23
+           gpgme
            grantleetheme
            karchive
            kcalendarcore
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ (define-public kmessagelib
            kxmlgui
            libgravatar
            qca-qt6
-           qgpgme-qt6-1.23
+           qgpgme-qt6
            qtdeclarative
            qtwebchannel
            qtwebengine
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@ (define-public libkleo
      (list extra-cmake-modules kdoctools qttools))
     (inputs
      (list boost
-           gpgme-1.23
+           gpgme
            kcodecs
            kcompletion
            kconfig
@@ -2169,9 +2169,9 @@ (define-public libkleo
            kwidgetsaddons
            kwindowsystem
            kpimtextedit
-           qgpgme-qt6-1.23))
+           qgpgme-qt6))
     (propagated-inputs
-     (list gpgme-1.23 qgpgme-qt6-1.23))
+     (list gpgme qgpgme-qt6))
     (arguments
      (list
       #:qtbase qtbase
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm
index 817126f3e1..cfbb106697 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ (define-public plasma-pass
                   libplasma
                   oath-toolkit
                   plasma5support
-                  qgpgme-qt6-1.23
+                  qgpgme-qt6
                   qtdeclarative))
     (arguments (list #:qtbase qtbase
                      #:configure-flags #~(list "-DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6")))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde.scm b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
index 62e43c6afd..30e79dc59f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ (define-public akregator
            bash-minimal
            boost
            breeze-icons
-           gpgme-1.23
+           gpgme
            grantleetheme
            kcmutils
            kcontacts
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ (define-public akregator
            kuserfeedback
            libkdepim
            libkleo
-           qgpgme-qt6-1.23
+           qgpgme-qt6
            qtdeclarative
            qtwebchannel
            qtwebengine