diff --git a/contrib/debian/dogecoin-qt.desktop b/contrib/debian/dogecoin-qt.desktop
index 003d025b9..e93fd071f 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/dogecoin-qt.desktop
+++ b/contrib/debian/dogecoin-qt.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=Dogecoin Core
 Comment=Connect to the Dogecoin P2P Network
 Comment[de]=Verbinde mit dem Dogecoin peer-to-peer Netzwerk