diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 396a628e5..f692b4944 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ src/*.gir
 src/*.typelib
 src/*-enum-types.[ch]
 src/*-marshal.[ch]
-src/calendar-server/evolution-calendar.desktop
 src/calendar-server/org.gnome.Shell.CalendarServer.service
 src/gnome-shell
 src/gnome-shell-calendar-server
diff --git a/js/ui/dateMenu.js b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
index 2c44f0c4f..96458d2fd 100644
--- a/js/ui/dateMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
@@ -284,13 +284,12 @@ class EventsSection extends St.Button {
         Main.overview.hide();
         Main.panel.closeCalendar();
 
-        let appInfo = this._calendarApp;
-        if (appInfo.get_id() === 'org.gnome.Evolution.desktop') {
-            const app = this._appSys.lookup_app('evolution-calendar.desktop');
-            if (app)
-                appInfo = app.app_info;
-        }
-        appInfo.launch([], global.create_app_launch_context(0, -1));
+        const appInfo = this._calendarApp;
+        const context = global.create_app_launch_context(0, -1);
+        if (appInfo.get_id() === 'org.gnome.Evolution.desktop')
+            appInfo.launch_action('calendar', context);
+        else
+            appInfo.launch([], context);
     }
 
     _appInstalledChanged() {
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 88409eb95..431580bb0 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ js/ui/welcomeDialog.js
 js/ui/windowAttentionHandler.js
 js/ui/windowManager.js
 js/ui/windowMenu.js
-src/calendar-server/evolution-calendar.desktop.in
 src/main.c
 src/shell-app.c
 src/shell-app-system.c
diff --git a/src/calendar-server/evolution-calendar.desktop.in b/src/calendar-server/evolution-calendar.desktop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e3499771..000000000
--- a/src/calendar-server/evolution-calendar.desktop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Evolution Calendar
-Exec=evolution -c calendar
-# Translators: Do NOT translate or transliterate this text (this is an icon file name)!
-Icon=evolution
-NoDisplay=true
-Type=Application
-StartupNotify=true
diff --git a/src/calendar-server/meson.build b/src/calendar-server/meson.build
index 8b4ef411c..4b92ca503 100644
--- a/src/calendar-server/meson.build
+++ b/src/calendar-server/meson.build
@@ -26,12 +26,3 @@ configure_file(
   configuration: service_data,
   install_dir: servicedir
 )
-
-i18n.merge_file(
-  input: 'evolution-calendar.desktop.in',
-  output: 'evolution-calendar.desktop',
-  po_dir: po_dir,
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: desktopdir,
-  type: 'desktop'
-)