diff --git a/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c b/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
index e9fa038c3..35b7d5758 100644
--- a/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
+++ b/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
@@ -2489,8 +2489,6 @@ prepend_terminal_to_vector (int    *argc,
         check = g_find_program_in_path ("color-xterm");
       if (check == NULL)
         check = g_find_program_in_path ("rxvt");
-      if (check == NULL)
-        check = g_find_program_in_path ("xterm");
       if (check == NULL)
         check = g_find_program_in_path ("dtterm");
       if (check == NULL)