diff --git a/python/tox/doinst.sh b/python/tox/doinst.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fb28930db..0000000000
--- a/python/tox/doinst.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-if [ -x /usr/bin/update-desktop-database ]; then
-  /usr/bin/update-desktop-database -q usr/share/applications >/dev/null 2>&1
-fi
diff --git a/python/tox/tox.SlackBuild b/python/tox/tox.SlackBuild
index 1259b66990..946ddca342 100644
--- a/python/tox/tox.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/tox/tox.SlackBuild
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
-cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
 
 cd $PKG
 /sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE