diff --git a/easystroke.desktop b/easystroke.desktop
index 67cc8463..f4878bf2 100644
--- a/easystroke.desktop
+++ b/easystroke.desktop
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Version=1.0
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=Easystroke Gesture Recognition
 Type=Application
 Terminal=false