diff --git a/packaging/flatpak/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.json b/packaging/flatpak/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.json
index d2352ec7a37..6a3ce545257 100644
--- a/packaging/flatpak/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.json
+++ b/packaging/flatpak/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth.json
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@
       {
          "name":"wesnoth",
          "buildsystem":"simple",
-         "cleanup":[
-            "/share/applications/wesnoth_editor.desktop"
-         ],
          "build-commands":[
             "python3 /app/bin/scons -j $FLATPAK_BUILDER_N_JOBS prefix=/app enable_lto=true ccache=true --debug=time install wesnoth wesnothd"
          ],