diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/matchbox-desktop.mk b/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/matchbox-desktop.mk
index a3312af829..d5f61c1f13 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/matchbox-desktop.mk
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/matchbox-desktop.mk
@@ -7,16 +7,9 @@
 MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_VERSION = 0.9.1
 MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_SOURCE = matchbox-desktop-$(MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_VERSION).tar.bz2
 MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_SITE = http://matchbox-project.org/sources/matchbox-desktop/$(MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_VERSION)
-MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_LIBTOOL_PATCH = NO
 MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_DEPENDENCIES = matchbox-lib
 MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_CONF_OPT = --enable-expat
 
-define MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_POST_INSTALL_FIXES
- cp -f ./package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/mbdesktop_modules $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/matchbox/
-endef
-
-MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += MATCHBOX_DESKTOP_POST_INSTALL_FIXES
-
 #############################################################
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION),y)
diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/mbdesktop_modules b/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/mbdesktop_modules
deleted file mode 100644
index 8206dad1f0..0000000000
--- a/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/mbdesktop_modules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# This file lists the 'plug-ins' with any arguments to be loaded by
-# matchbox-desktop. 
-#
-# It can be overridden on a per-user basis by copying this file to ~/.matchbox/
-# and editing. 
-
-/usr/lib/tasks.so
-/usr/lib/dotdesktop.so
-# /usr/lib/simplefilebrowser.so /