diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d9d4fdf..a8cf8ed1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(project_dir):
         data_files.append([dirpath,
             [os.path.join(dirpath, f) for f in filenames]])
 
-if os.geteuid() == 0:
-    # Only try to install this file if we are root
-    data_files.append(
-        ('/usr/local/share/applications', ['data/mopidy.desktop']))
-
 setup(
     name='Mopidy',
     version=get_version(),