diff --git a/KMail.desktop b/KMail.desktop
index 6d109b634..52e31f0e3 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 a4520065f..a0272b6bb 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 120704b02..c1ed3737e 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 5f3667c46..6772a1f6e 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 69372d1f4..4c2c9f92c 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 e59be79e7..09df7ea4a 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 8128c0482..416b90511 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 b7aa97ae9..8cf28eb02 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 7185c3cf8..6a33c6432 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 ff309f86f..1b61544e4 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