diff --git a/www/epiphany/Makefile b/www/epiphany/Makefile
index 38afe20b1442..84c7ed2800e8 100644
--- a/www/epiphany/Makefile
+++ b/www/epiphany/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 INSTALLS_ICONS=	yes
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
-USES=		pathfix gettext
-USE_GNOME=	gnomeprefix intlhack gnomedesktop desktopfileutils
+USES=		desktop-file-utils gettext pathfix
+USE_GNOME=	gnomeprefix intlhack gnomedesktop
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 INSTALLS_OMF=	yes
@@ -76,7 +76,5 @@ post-patch:
 		-e 's|EPIPHANY_API_VERSION=2.29|EPIPHANY_API_VERSION=2.30|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/configure
 
-post-install:
-	@-update-desktop-database
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
+
diff --git a/www/epiphany/pkg-plist b/www/epiphany/pkg-plist
index c14e43c94c51..fb1938e5f910 100644
--- a/www/epiphany/pkg-plist
+++ b/www/epiphany/pkg-plist
@@ -401,14 +401,9 @@ share/omf/epiphany/epiphany-uk.omf
 @dirrmtry %%DATADIR%%
 @dirrmtry %%DOCSDIR%%
 @dirrmtry share/applications
-@dirrmtry lib/epiphany/%%EPHY_VERSION%%/plugins
-@dirrmtry lib/epiphany/%%EPHY_VERSION%%
-@dirrmtry lib/epiphany
 @dirrm include/epiphany/%%EPHY_VERSION%%/epiphany
 @dirrm include/epiphany/%%EPHY_VERSION%%
 @dirrm include/epiphany
-@exec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-desktop-database > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true
-@unexec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-desktop-database > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true
 @dirrmtry share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES
 @dirrmtry share/locale/zh_HK
 @dirrmtry share/locale/yo/LC_MESSAGES