diff --git a/srcpkgs/jre/template b/srcpkgs/jre/template
index 2bc12fe6793..8729144e7ec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jre/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jre/template
@@ -60,10 +60,3 @@ do_install()
 	vcopy		${wrksrc}/Welcome.html opt/java/jre
 
 }
-
-post_install()
-{
-	update-desktop-database -q
-	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate
-	update-mime-database usr/share/mime &> /dev/null
-}