diff --git a/python313.changes b/python313.changes
index f72d027..4519fc6 100644
--- a/python313.changes
+++ b/python313.changes
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ Mon Jul 22 18:55:00 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
       13.0.
     - gh-113565: Improve curses and curses.panel dependency
       checks in configure.
+- Remove %suse_update_desktop_file macro as it is not useful any
+  more.
 
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 Thu Jul  4 16:04:05 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
diff --git a/python313.spec b/python313.spec
index bffd401..5a17fc6 100644
--- a/python313.spec
+++ b/python313.spec
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 BuildRequires:  sqlite-devel
 BuildRequires:  timezone
-BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(ncurses)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(tk)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
@@ -680,7 +679,6 @@ 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