diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild
index 819efaa39b1d0..10af743665ee9 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild
@@ -465,10 +465,6 @@ src_install() {
 	find "${D}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
 }
 
-pkg_preinst() {
-	gnome2_icon_savelist
-}
-
 pkg_postinst() {
 	if [[ "$ROOT" = "/" ]] && [[ -x "/usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen" ]] ; then
 		einfo "Running /usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen on /usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/plugins/"
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
index 2e79056fdf188..a91223922ac3d 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
@@ -451,10 +451,6 @@ src_install() {
 	find "${D}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
 }
 
-pkg_preinst() {
-	gnome2_icon_savelist
-}
-
 pkg_postinst() {
 	if [[ "$ROOT" = "/" ]] && [[ -x "/usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen" ]] ; then
 		einfo "Running /usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen on /usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/plugins/"
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
index 2e79056fdf188..a91223922ac3d 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
@@ -451,10 +451,6 @@ src_install() {
 	find "${D}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
 }
 
-pkg_preinst() {
-	gnome2_icon_savelist
-}
-
 pkg_postinst() {
 	if [[ "$ROOT" = "/" ]] && [[ -x "/usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen" ]] ; then
 		einfo "Running /usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen on /usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/plugins/"