diff --git a/kcm_krfb/kcmkrfb.desktop b/kcm_krfb/kcmkrfb.desktop
index 2959c461..3b95e734 100644
--- a/kcm_krfb/kcmkrfb.desktop
+++ b/kcm_krfb/kcmkrfb.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Icon=krfb
 Type=Application
 Exec=kcmshell kcmkrfb
diff --git a/kinetd/kinetd.desktop b/kinetd/kinetd.desktop
index 7cd88213..80aa3567 100644
--- a/kinetd/kinetd.desktop
+++ b/kinetd/kinetd.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=Service
 
 ServiceTypes=KDEDModule
diff --git a/krfb/kinetd_krfb.desktop b/krfb/kinetd_krfb.desktop
index 092a8a6b..673a46d3 100644
--- a/krfb/kinetd_krfb.desktop
+++ b/krfb/kinetd_krfb.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=Service
 
 ServiceTypes=KInetDModule
diff --git a/krfb/krfb.desktop b/krfb/krfb.desktop
index 00e3a804..6a39da53 100644
--- a/krfb/krfb.desktop
+++ b/krfb/krfb.desktop
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # KDE Config File
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=Application
 Exec=krfb -caption "%c" %i %m
 Icon=krfb
diff --git a/krfb_httpd/kinetd_krfb_httpd.desktop b/krfb_httpd/kinetd_krfb_httpd.desktop
index 283866a3..b19b62a1 100644
--- a/krfb_httpd/kinetd_krfb_httpd.desktop
+++ b/krfb_httpd/kinetd_krfb_httpd.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=Service
 
 ServiceTypes=KInetDModule