diff --git a/pkgs/games/pysolfc/default.nix b/pkgs/games/pysolfc/default.nix
index dede95fe0c80..5e01a2eae9b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/pysolfc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/pysolfc/default.nix
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ python311Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   patches = [ ./pysolfc-datadir.patch ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ desktop-file-utils ];
-  postPatch = ''
-    desktop-file-edit --set-key Icon --set-value ${placeholder "out"}/share/icons/pysol01.png data/pysol.desktop
-    desktop-file-edit --set-key Comment --set-value "${meta.description}" data/pysol.desktop
-  '';
 
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir $out/share/PySolFC/cardsets