diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 2c11822f3..699a83401 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 desktopfiles_in_files = \
-	mutter.desktop.in \
-	mutter-wayland.desktop.in
+	mutter.desktop.in
 desktopfilesdir = $(datadir)/applications
 desktopfiles_DATA = $(desktopfiles_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop)
 
diff --git a/data/mutter-wayland.desktop.in b/data/mutter-wayland.desktop.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 850208942..000000000
--- a/data/mutter-wayland.desktop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-_Name=Mutter (wayland compositor)
-Exec=mutter --wayland --display-server
-NoDisplay=true
-# name of loadable control center module
-X-GNOME-WMSettingsModule=metacity
-# name we put on the WM spec check window
-X-GNOME-WMName=Mutter
-# back compat only 
-X-GnomeWMSettingsLibrary=metacity
-X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
-X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=mutter
-X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=general
-X-GNOME-Autostart-Phase=WindowManager
-X-GNOME-Provides=windowmanager
-X-GNOME-Autostart-Notify=true