diff --git a/KMail.desktop b/KMail.desktop
index 61b793713..556c94098 100644
--- a/KMail.desktop
+++ b/KMail.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=KMail
 Name[eo]=Retpoŝto
 Name[hi]=के-मेल
diff --git a/application_octetstream.desktop b/application_octetstream.desktop
index 21578ae04..ec2bbf1ec 100644
--- a/application_octetstream.desktop
+++ b/application_octetstream.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Misc]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=Application Octetstream
 Name[af]=Application/Octet-stream
 Name[ca]=Aplicació Octetstream
diff --git a/dcopimap.desktop b/dcopimap.desktop
index 267dc44e0..0e6afdeba 100644
--- a/dcopimap.desktop
+++ b/dcopimap.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=ServiceType
 X-KDE-ServiceType=DCOP/ResourceBackend/IMAP
 Comment=Mail program with a DCOP interface
diff --git a/dcopmail.desktop b/dcopmail.desktop
index 579751189..26aaaa569 100644
--- a/dcopmail.desktop
+++ b/dcopmail.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=ServiceType
 X-KDE-ServiceType=DCOP/Mailer
 Comment=Mail program with a DCOP interface
diff --git a/kmail_config_accounts.desktop b/kmail_config_accounts.desktop
index 2fe42c76d..c2e58a03e 100644
--- a/kmail_config_accounts.desktop
+++ b/kmail_config_accounts.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Icon=network
 Type=Service
 ServiceTypes=KCModule
diff --git a/kmail_config_appearance.desktop b/kmail_config_appearance.desktop
index 3c9804ba8..3008ea543 100644
--- a/kmail_config_appearance.desktop
+++ b/kmail_config_appearance.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Icon=looknfeel
 Type=Service
 ServiceTypes=KCModule
diff --git a/kmail_config_composer.desktop b/kmail_config_composer.desktop
index 3e32aba06..33ffb0c4e 100644
--- a/kmail_config_composer.desktop
+++ b/kmail_config_composer.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Icon=edit
 Type=Service
 ServiceTypes=KCModule
diff --git a/kmail_config_identity.desktop b/kmail_config_identity.desktop
index 39b9f2a7a..fe985db67 100644
--- a/kmail_config_identity.desktop
+++ b/kmail_config_identity.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Icon=identity
 Type=Service
 ServiceTypes=KCModule
diff --git a/kmail_config_misc.desktop b/kmail_config_misc.desktop
index baed5d77c..7c1d946fd 100644
--- a/kmail_config_misc.desktop
+++ b/kmail_config_misc.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Icon=misc
 Type=Service
 ServiceTypes=KCModule
diff --git a/kmail_config_security.desktop b/kmail_config_security.desktop
index 84a5ff3c7..4d1a2a402 100644
--- a/kmail_config_security.desktop
+++ b/kmail_config_security.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Icon=encrypted
 Type=Service
 ServiceTypes=KCModule
diff --git a/kmail_view.desktop b/kmail_view.desktop
index eb2c9262e..8110b86ea 100644
--- a/kmail_view.desktop
+++ b/kmail_view.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=KMail
 Name[eo]=Retpoŝto
 Name[hi]=के-मेल