diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix
index ef15967330d..1833d460081 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -D ${./eid-nssdb.in} $out/bin/eid-nssdb
     substituteInPlace $out/bin/eid-nssdb \
       --replace "modutil" "${nssTools}/bin/modutil"
+
+    # Only provides a useless "about-eid-mw.desktop" that doesn't even work:
+    rm -rf $out/share/applications
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {