diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix
index b05615e304e..b6e8ac10fc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix
@@ -156,18 +156,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # wrapFirefox expects "$out/lib" instead of "$out/usr/lib"
       ln -s "$out/usr/lib" "$out/lib"
 
-      # Create a desktop item.
-      mkdir -p $out/share/applications
-      cat > $out/share/applications/firefox.desktop <<EOF
-      [Desktop Entry]
-      Type=Application
-      Exec=$out/bin/firefox
-      Icon=$out/usr/lib/firefox-bin-${version}/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
-      Name=Firefox
-      GenericName=Web Browser
-      Categories=Application;Network;
-      EOF
-
       gappsWrapperArgs+=(--argv0 "$out/bin/.firefox-wrapped")
     '';