diff --git a/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh b/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
index 124428d7abc3cf19c6d69228d649df64bfbeefd7..07a3108290155408783105567b4812c499229bee 100755
--- a/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
+++ b/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
@@ -82,10 +82,12 @@ echo "Running from ${RUN_PATH}"
 cd "${RUN_PATH}"
 
 # Re-register the secondlife:// protocol handler every launch, for now.
-./etc/register_secondlifeprotocol.sh
+# NOTE: this should no longer be required with the new desktop shortcut, combined with XDG integration.
+#./etc/register_secondlifeprotocol.sh
 
 # Re-register the application with the desktop system every launch, for now.
-./etc/refresh_desktop_app_entry.sh
+# NOTE: this should no longer be required with XDG integration. App icon should be created at install time, not run time.
+#./etc/refresh_desktop_app_entry.sh
 
 ## Before we mess with LD_LIBRARY_PATH, save the old one to restore for
 ##  subprocesses that care.