diff --git a/MATE-1.28-CHANGES.TXT b/MATE-1.28-CHANGES.TXT
index b6a7572..3daaca0 100644
--- a/MATE-1.28-CHANGES.TXT
+++ b/MATE-1.28-CHANGES.TXT
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Renamed Packages in MATE 1.28:
 Packages removed in MATE 1.28:
 lxml (included in current)
 libsoup3 (included in current)
+gtk-layer-shell (included in current)
diff --git a/base/gtk-layer-shell/gtk-layer-shell.SlackBuild b/base/gtk-layer-shell/gtk-layer-shell.SlackBuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 90edb12..0000000
--- a/base/gtk-layer-shell/gtk-layer-shell.SlackBuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Slackware build script for gtk-layer-shell
-
-# Copyright 2022-2024 Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackware-id.org>
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
-# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
-# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
-#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
-#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
-#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
-#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
-#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-PRGNAM=gtk-layer-shell
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.8.2}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
-TAG=${TAG:-_msb}
-
-if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
-  case "$( uname -m )" in
-    i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
-    arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
-       *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
-  esac
-fi
-
-wget -c https://github.com/wmww/gtk-layer-shell/archive/v$VERSION/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
-
-CWD=$(pwd)
-TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/msb}
-PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
-OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
-
-if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
-else
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-fi
-
-set -e
-
-rm -rf $PKG
-mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
-cd $TMP
-rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
-cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-chown -R root:root .
-find -L . \
- \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
-  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
- \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
-  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
-
-mkdir build
-cd build
-  CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-  CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-  meson .. \
-    --buildtype=release \
-    --infodir=/usr/info \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
-    --localstatedir=/var \
-    --mandir=/usr/man \
-    --prefix=/usr \
-    --sysconfdir=/etc
-  ninja
-  DESTDIR=$PKG ninja install
-cd ..
-
-find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
-  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
-
-mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a *.md *.txt $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
-
-mkdir -p $PKG/install
-cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
-
-cd $PKG
-/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-txz}
diff --git a/base/gtk-layer-shell/slack-desc b/base/gtk-layer-shell/slack-desc
deleted file mode 100644
index 51025de..0000000
--- a/base/gtk-layer-shell/slack-desc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-gtk-layer-shell: gtk-layer-shell (Wayland Protocol for desktop shell)
-gtk-layer-shell:
-gtk-layer-shell: A library to write GTK applications that use Layer Shell.
-gtk-layer-shell: Layer Shell is a Wayland protocol for desktop shell components, such
-gtk-layer-shell: as panels, notifications and wallpapers.
-gtk-layer-shell:
-gtk-layer-shell:
-gtk-layer-shell: Project URL: https://github.com/wmww/gtk-layer-shell
-gtk-layer-shell:
-gtk-layer-shell:
-gtk-layer-shell:
diff --git a/mate-build-base.sh b/mate-build-base.sh
index df66ff0..63e2230 100755
--- a/mate-build-base.sh
+++ b/mate-build-base.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ for dir in \
   base/mate-session-manager \
   base/mate-menus \
   base/mate-terminal \
-  base/gtk-layer-shell \
   base/mate-panel \
   base/mate-backgrounds \
   base/mate-themes \