diff --git a/gnome-control-center.changes b/gnome-control-center.changes
index 6b6793e..a1ce2f0 100644
--- a/gnome-control-center.changes
+++ b/gnome-control-center.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct  3 07:36:56 UTC 2011 - vuntz@opensuse.org
+
+- Remove usage of %mime_database_{post,postun} macros as there is
+  no MIME definition installed.
+- Do not pass --disable-update-mimedb to configure since it's not
+  useful anymore.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 26 19:41:43 UTC 2011 - vuntz@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gnome-control-center.spec b/gnome-control-center.spec
index 246ef22..8f0f30b 100644
--- a/gnome-control-center.spec
+++ b/gnome-control-center.spec
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ translation-update-upstream
         --with-libsocialweb\
         --disable-static\
         --disable-scrollkeeper\
-        --disable-maintainer-mode\
-        --disable-update-mimedb
+        --disable-maintainer-mode
 make %{?jobs:-j%jobs} V=1
 
 %install
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ make %{?jobs:-j%jobs} V=1
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1120
 %{__rm} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/locale/en@shaw/LC_MESSAGES/*
 %endif
-rm -f %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/mimeinfo.cache
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
 %find_lang %{name}-2.0 %{?no_lang_C}
 %find_lang %{name}-2.0-timezones %{name}-2.0.lang
@@ -186,13 +184,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %glib2_gsettings_schema_post
 %desktop_database_post
 %icon_theme_cache_post
-%mime_database_post
 
 %postun
 %glib2_gsettings_schema_postun
 %desktop_database_postun
 %icon_theme_cache_postun
-%mime_database_postun
 
 %post -n libgnome-control-center1 -p /sbin/ldconfig