diff --git a/emacs.desktop b/emacs.desktop
index a239a0e..c71b4a8 100644
--- a/emacs.desktop
+++ b/emacs.desktop
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ Exec=emacs %f
 Icon=emacs
 Type=Application
 Terminal=false
-Categories=Application;Utility;TextEditor;X-Red-Hat-Base;
-Encoding=UTF-8
+Categories=Utility;TextEditor;X-Red-Hat-Base;
 StartupWMClass=Emacs