diff --git a/mupdf.spec b/mupdf.spec
index 4130ae5..8b0cffe 100644
--- a/mupdf.spec
+++ b/mupdf.spec
@@ -97,13 +97,6 @@ find %{buildroot}/%{_mandir} -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \;
 find %{buildroot}/%{_includedir} -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \;
 cd %{buildroot}/%{_bindir} && ln -s %{name}-x11 %{name}
 
-
-%post
-update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
-
-%postun
-update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
-
 %files
 %license COPYING
 %doc README CHANGES docs/*