diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3.desktop.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3.desktop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index b27ef1242e..0000000000
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3.desktop.in
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Ardour
-Comment=Ardour Digital Audio Workstation
-Exec=ardour3
-Icon=ardour3
-Terminal=false
-MimeType=application/x-ardour3;
-Type=Application
-Categories=AudioVideo;Audio;AudioEditing;X-Recorders;X-Multitrack;X-Jack;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b101c621b..0000000000
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3.xml
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
-  <mime-type type="application/x-ardour3">
-  <sub-class-of type="application/xml"/>
-  <comment>Ardour session file</comment>
-  <glob pattern="*.ardour"/>
-  </mime-type>
-</mime-info>