diff --git a/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh b/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
index cdd4a08171a20b009abdb256c1c263ea6fe7d8d2..fe74d6f44fb05493a7ad8b68fce5e7fcf2d1708a 100755
--- a/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
+++ b/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ echo "Running from ${RUN_PATH}"
 cd "${RUN_PATH}" || return
 
 # 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.