diff --git a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes
index 0f7b89b..0bf5073 100644
--- a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes
+++ b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 20 13:45:17 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Drop the post scriptlet attempting to fix boo#1009745: at the
+  time this script is executed on a fresh install, the repos are
+  not yet setup in the chroot, resulting in the zypper lr call to
+  fail and the AS data still not being initialzied.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 27 11:26:55 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec
index ba70aba..aaac340 100644
--- a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec
+++ b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec
@@ -70,17 +70,6 @@ cp appdata-extra/*/* %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/appdata-extra/
 install -Dm 0755 InstallAppdata.sh %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/zypp/plugins/appdata/InstallAppdata.sh
 install -Dm 0755 AsHelper.py %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/AsHelper
 
-%post
-# On initial installation, we enforce an AppStream refresh
-# ZYPP_PLUGIN_APPDATA_FORCE_COLLECT=1 instructs zypper to fire off the appdata plugin
-# which normally would only happen on repo refresh; but for 'non-rolling' products,
-# the default repos are all static and don't refresh. This would leave software centers
-# in a unusable state
-# Addresses https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1009745
-if [ $1 = 1 ]; then
-  ZYPP_PLUGIN_APPDATA_FORCE_COLLECT=1 zypper -n lr >/dev/null 2>&1
-fi
-
 %files
 # zypp plugin triggering AppData update on repo refresh
 %dir %{_prefix}/lib/zypp