diff --git a/libkonq/tdefileivi.cc b/libkonq/tdefileivi.cc
index 2e23cfbf7..fa3a9557b 100644
--- a/libkonq/tdefileivi.cc
+++ b/libkonq/tdefileivi.cc
@@ -386,18 +386,7 @@ void KFileIVI::returnPressed()
     if ( static_cast<KonqIconViewWidget*>(iconView())->isDesktop() ) {
         KURL url = m_fileitem->url();
         if (url.protocol() == "media") {
-            // The user reasonably expects to be placed within the media:/ tree
-            // when opening a media device from the desktop
-            KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByDesktopName("konqueror");
-            if (service) {
-                // HACK
-                // There doesn't seem to be a way to prevent KRun from resolving the URL to its
-                // local path, so simpy launch Konqueror with the correct arguments instead...
-                KRun::runCommand("konqueror " + url.url(), "konqueror", service->icon());
-            }
-            else {
-                (void) new KRun( url, m_fileitem->mode(), m_fileitem->isLocalFile() );
-            }
+            (void) new KRun( url, m_fileitem->mode(), m_fileitem->isLocalFile() );
         }
         else {
             // When clicking on a link to e.g. $HOME from the desktop, we want to open $HOME