diff --git a/debian/lenny/kdebase/debian/rules b/debian/lenny/kdebase/debian/rules
index ba6d749b4..7ce6f8926 100755
--- a/debian/lenny/kdebase/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/lenny/kdebase/debian/rules
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ binary-install/kdebase-data-trinity::
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-screensavers.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-screensavers.menu
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-settings.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-settings.menu
-	rm -rf debian/tmp/etc/xdg/*
-	rm -rf debian/kdebase-data-trinity/etc/xdg/*
 
 install/kdm-trinity::
 	sed -i 's/#UseTheme=true/UseTheme=true/g' debian/tmp/etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/kdebase/debian/rules b/debian/squeeze/kdebase/debian/rules
index f442be550..b3f4aa3e8 100755
--- a/debian/squeeze/kdebase/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/squeeze/kdebase/debian/rules
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ binary-install/kdebase-data-trinity::
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-screensavers.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-screensavers.menu
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-settings.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-settings.menu
-	rm -rf debian/tmp/etc/xdg/*
-	rm -rf debian/kdebase-data-trinity/etc/xdg/*
 
 install/kdm-trinity::
 	sed -i 's/#UseTheme=true/UseTheme=true/g' debian/tmp/etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/kdebase/debian/rules b/ubuntu/maverick/kdebase/debian/rules
index 401bfe544..71e0ae35f 100755
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/kdebase/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/kdebase/debian/rules
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ binary-install/kdebase-data-trinity::
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-screensavers.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-screensavers.menu
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/tmp/etc/xdg/menus/kde-settings.menu debian/kdebase-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/kde-settings.menu
-	rm -rf debian/tmp/etc/xdg/*
-	rm -rf debian/kdebase-data-trinity/etc/xdg/*
 
 install/kdm-trinity::
 	sed -i 's/#UseTheme=true/UseTheme=true/g' debian/tmp/etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc