diff --git a/srcpkgs/qtcreator/files/qtcreator.desktop b/srcpkgs/qtcreator/files/qtcreator.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 27087379790..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/qtcreator/files/qtcreator.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Qt Creator
-GenericName=Integrated Development Environment for Qt
-Comment=Develop Qt4 or Qt5 applications
-TryExec=/usr/bin/qtcreator
-Exec=/usr/bin/qtcreator
-Icon=QtProject-qtcreator
-MimeType=application/vnd.qt.qmakeprofile;
-Terminal=false
-Type=Application
-Categories=Qt;Development;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template b/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template
index cfadf4e0113..228b9d01818 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qtcreator/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'qtcreator'
 pkgname=qtcreator
-version=4.7.2
-revision=4
+version=4.8.0
+revision=1
 wrksrc="qt-creator-opensource-src-${version}"
 build_style=qmake
 make_install_args="INSTALL_ROOT=\${DESTDIR}/usr"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-3.0-only,QtCompany-GPL-Exception-1.0"
 homepage="https://wiki.qt.io/Category:Tools::QtCreator"
 distfiles="https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qtcreator/${version%.*}/${version}/${wrksrc}.tar.xz"
-checksum=f58217e9314702160957c49b8729a662445e901e5f158c64c57550579d65ccc7
+checksum=aec7b4595e17f5536eb2eef4331057f2d0fa4ba0a46f4968cc06959a1d589b43
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-declarative-devel qt5-host-tools qt5-script-devel qt5-tools-devel"
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ do_build() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
-	# Install the desktop file
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/qtcreator.desktop \
-		644 usr/share/applications
 	# Install the license with the annotation for
 	# the Qt Company GPL Exception 1.0
 	vlicense LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT