diff --git a/python39.changes b/python39.changes
index 0038322..e5d58e1 100644
--- a/python39.changes
+++ b/python39.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 22 21:20:54 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
+
+- Remove %suse_update_desktop_file macro as it is not useful any
+  more.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 15 12:16:27 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
 
diff --git a/python39.spec b/python39.spec
index 245de53..7291550 100644
--- a/python39.spec
+++ b/python39.spec
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 BuildRequires:  sqlite-devel
 BuildRequires:  timezone
-BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(ncurses)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(tk)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
@@ -683,7 +682,6 @@ done
 cp %{SOURCE19} idle%{python_version}.desktop
 sed -i -e 's:idle3:idle%{python_version}:g' idle%{python_version}.desktop
 install -m 644 -D -t %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications idle%{python_version}.desktop
-%suse_update_desktop_file idle%{python_version}
 
 cp %{SOURCE20} idle%{python_version}.appdata.xml
 sed -i -e 's:idle3.desktop:idle%{python_version}.desktop:g' idle%{python_version}.appdata.xml