diff --git a/src/daemon/pulseaudio-kde.desktop.in b/src/daemon/pulseaudio-kde.desktop.in
index 068464215..f0bfa8f6c 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pulseaudio-kde.desktop.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pulseaudio-kde.desktop.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Version=1.0
-Encoding=UTF-8
 _Name=PulseAudio Sound System KDE Routing Policy
 _Comment=Start the PulseAudio Sound System with KDE Routing Policy
 Exec=start-pulseaudio-kde
diff --git a/src/daemon/pulseaudio.desktop.in b/src/daemon/pulseaudio.desktop.in
index b75b37840..ce99382a1 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pulseaudio.desktop.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pulseaudio.desktop.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Version=1.0
-Encoding=UTF-8
 _Name=PulseAudio Sound System
 _Comment=Start the PulseAudio Sound System
 Exec=start-pulseaudio-x11