diff --git a/cde/contrib/desktopentry/cde.desktop b/cde/contrib/desktopentry/cde.desktop
index 6d69852ec..567adfee5 100644
--- a/cde/contrib/desktopentry/cde.desktop
+++ b/cde/contrib/desktopentry/cde.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Endcoding=UTF-8
 Name=CDE
 Comment=Use this session to boot into the Common Desktop Environment
 Exec=/usr/dt/bin/Xsession