diff --git a/gtk/transmission.desktop.in b/gtk/transmission.desktop.in
index ba7899280..7160c7991 100644
--- a/gtk/transmission.desktop.in
+++ b/gtk/transmission.desktop.in
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 _Name=Transmission BitTorrent Client
 _GenericName=BitTorrent Client
 _Comment=Transfer files via Peer to Peer