diff --git a/Keywords/desktop-file-utils.ucl b/Keywords/desktop-file-utils.ucl
deleted file mode 100644
index b768102e979c..000000000000
--- a/Keywords/desktop-file-utils.ucl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# MAINTAINER: gnome@FreeBSD.org
-
-actions: []
-post-install: <<EOD
-  update-desktop-database -q > /dev/null || true
-EOD
-post-deinstall: <<EOD
-  update-desktop-database -q > /dev/null || true
-EOD
diff --git a/Mk/Uses/desktop-file-utils.mk b/Mk/Uses/desktop-file-utils.mk
index d89f8d833705..2266e84ea27c 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/desktop-file-utils.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/desktop-file-utils.mk
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 # handle dependency depends on desktop-file-utils and package regen
 #
 # Feature:	desktop-file-utils
 # Usage:	USES=desktop-file-utils
 # Valid ARGS:	does not require args
 #
 # MAINTAINER: gnome@FreeBSD.org
 
 .if !defined(_INCLUDE_USES_DESKTOP_FILE_UTILS_MK)
 _INCLUDE_USES_DESKTOP_FILE_UTILS_MK=	yes
 
 .if !empty(desktop-file-utils_ARGS)
 IGNORE=	USES=desktop-file-utils does not require args
 .endif
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	update-desktop-database:devel/desktop-file-utils
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	update-desktop-database:devel/desktop-file-utils
-PLIST_FILES+=	"@desktop-file-utils"
 
 .endif