diff --git a/srcpkgs/dte/template b/srcpkgs/dte/template
index 99d19432131..7691ca7726c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dte/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dte/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=dte
 version=1.10
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
 short_desc="Small, configurable console text editor"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"