diff --git a/default-applications.patch b/default-applications.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 102decc..0000000
--- a/default-applications.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: gnome-shell-2.91.91/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
-===================================================================
---- gnome-shell-2.91.91.orig/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
-+++ gnome-shell-2.91.91/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
-@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
-       </_description>
-     </key>
-     <key name="favorite-apps" type="as">
--      <default>[ 'mozilla-firefox.desktop', 'evolution.desktop', 'empathy.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'shotwell.desktop', 'openoffice.org-writer.desktop', 'nautilus.desktop' ]</default>
-+      <default>[ 'firefox.desktop', 'evolution.desktop', 'empathy.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'shotwell.desktop', 'writer.desktop', 'nautilus.desktop' ]</default>
-       <_summary>List of desktop file IDs for favorite applications</_summary>
-       <_description>
-         The applications corresponding to these identifiers
diff --git a/gnome-shell.changes b/gnome-shell.changes
index d555314..4beec7d 100644
--- a/gnome-shell.changes
+++ b/gnome-shell.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul  7 11:37:44 CEST 2011 - vuntz@opensuse.org
+
+- Drop default-applications.patch: the default applications are now
+  set in gio-branding. Fix bnc#689610.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jul  2 09:32:38 CEST 2011 - vuntz@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gnome-shell.spec b/gnome-shell.spec
index dec3ffd..3518210 100644
--- a/gnome-shell.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Summary:        GNOME Shell
 Group:          System/GUI/GNOME
 Url:            http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell
 Source:         http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-shell/3.1/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
-Patch2:         default-applications.patch
 BuildRequires:  intltool
 BuildRequires:  translation-update-upstream
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
@@ -87,9 +86,6 @@ documents, and organizing open windows in GNOME.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 translation-update-upstream
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1140
-%patch2 -p1
-%endif
 
 %build
 %configure \