diff --git a/src/virt-manager.desktop.in.in b/src/virt-manager.desktop.in.in
index 853610d13..daf077736 100644
--- a/src/virt-manager.desktop.in.in
+++ b/src/virt-manager.desktop.in.in
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ Icon=::PACKAGE::
 Exec=::PACKAGE::
 Type=Application
 Terminal=false
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Categories=System;