diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfstudioviewer/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfstudioviewer/default.nix
index 87f99e7dc4f3..8915ccc7fff3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfstudioviewer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfstudioviewer/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     mkdir -p $out/share
-    mkdir -p $out/share/applications
     mkdir -p $out/share/pixmaps
     cp -r opt/${pname}${year} $out/share/
     ln -s $out/share/${pname}${year}/.install4j/${pname}${year}.png  $out/share/pixmaps/