diff --git a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
index cadb3418e93..9b353d2f264 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
@@ -538,14 +538,6 @@ do_install() {
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib32
 }
 
-post_install() {
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		i686*)	# correct desktop files
-			sed -i "s/libreoffice5.4/libreoffice/" ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/*.desktop
-			;;
-	esac
-}
-
 libreoffice-common_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - Common files"
 	depends="hunspell hyphen mythes openldap"