diff --git a/net-news/liferea/liferea-1.12.9.ebuild b/net-news/liferea/liferea-1.12.9.ebuild
index 95b3781c14999..d76fac71716d9 100644
--- a/net-news/liferea/liferea-1.12.9.ebuild
+++ b/net-news/liferea/liferea-1.12.9.ebuild
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ src_install() {
 	find "${D}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
 }
 
-pkg_preinst() {
-	xdg_pkg_preinst
-	gnome2_schemas_savelist
-}
-
 pkg_postinst() {
 	xdg_pkg_postinst
 	gnome2_schemas_update