diff --git a/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp b/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp
index 1cff881..31448b4 100644
--- a/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp
+++ b/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ void ArchiveFormatInfo::buildFormatInfos()
   addFormatInfo( TAR_FORMAT, "application/x-tzo", ".tar.lzo" );
   addFormatInfo( TAR_FORMAT, "application/x-tarz", ".tar.z" );
   addFormatInfo( TAR_FORMAT, "application/x-tbz", ".tar.bz2" );
-  addFormatInfo( TAR_FORMAT, "application/x-tbz2", ".tar.bz2" );
   addFormatInfo( TAR_FORMAT, "application/x-tlz", ".tar.lzma" );
   addFormatInfo( TAR_FORMAT, "application/x-txz", ".tar.xz" );
 
diff --git a/ark/ark.desktop b/ark/ark.desktop
index f0e233c..ab4f83b 100644
--- a/ark/ark.desktop
+++ b/ark/ark.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-MimeType=application/x-gzip;application/x-lha;application/x-tar;application/x-tgz;application/x-tbz;application/x-tbz2;application/x-zip;application/zip;application/x-bzip;application/x-tzo;application/x-lzop;application/x-rar;application/x-zoo;application/x-tarz;application/x-archive;application/x-bzip2;application/x-jar;application/x-deb;application/x-ace;application/x-7z;application/x-arc;application/x-arj;application/x-compress;application/x-cpio;application/x-pak;application/x-zip-compressed;application/x-lzma;application/x-xz;application/x-txz;application/x-tlz
+MimeType=application/x-gzip;application/x-lha;application/x-tar;application/x-tgz;application/x-tbz;application/x-zip;application/zip;application/x-bzip;application/x-tzo;application/x-lzop;application/x-rar;application/x-zoo;application/x-tarz;application/x-archive;application/x-bzip2;application/x-jar;application/x-deb;application/x-ace;application/x-7z;application/x-arc;application/x-arj;application/x-compress;application/x-cpio;application/x-pak;application/x-zip-compressed;application/x-lzma;application/x-xz;application/x-txz;application/x-tlz
 GenericName=Archiving Tool
 GenericName[af]=Argiveer Program
 GenericName[ar]=أداة أرشفة
diff --git a/ark/ark_part.desktop b/ark/ark_part.desktop
index a736b82..c455f7e 100644
--- a/ark/ark_part.desktop
+++ b/ark/ark_part.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-MimeType=application/x-gzip;application/x-lha;application/x-tar;application/x-tgz;application/x-tbz;application/x-tbz2;application/x-zip;application/x-bzip;application/x-tzo;application/x-lzop;application/x-rar;application/x-zoo;application/x-tarz;application/x-archive;application/x-bzip2;application/x-jar;application/x-deb;application/x-ace;application/x-7z;application/x-arc;application/x-arj;application/x-compress;application/x-cpio;application/x-pak;application/x-lzma;application/x-xz;application/x-tlz;application/x-txz
+MimeType=application/x-gzip;application/x-lha;application/x-tar;application/x-tgz;application/x-tbz;application/x-zip;application/x-bzip;application/x-tzo;application/x-lzop;application/x-rar;application/x-zoo;application/x-tarz;application/x-archive;application/x-bzip2;application/x-jar;application/x-deb;application/x-ace;application/x-7z;application/x-arc;application/x-arj;application/x-compress;application/x-cpio;application/x-pak;application/x-lzma;application/x-xz;application/x-tlz;application/x-txz
 Comment=Archive Handling Tool
 Comment[af]=Argief Handtering Program
 Comment[ar]=أداة التعامل مع الملفات المضغوطة
diff --git a/ark/tar.cpp b/ark/tar.cpp
index 10bf55f..cd8acee 100644
--- a/ark/tar.cpp
+++ b/ark/tar.cpp
@@ -91,13 +91,6 @@ TarArch::TarArch( ArkWidget *_gui,
 
     kdDebug(1601) << "TarArch::TarArch:  mimetype is " << m_fileMimeType << endl;
 
-    if ( m_fileMimeType == "application/x-tbz2" )
-    {
-        // ark treats .tar.bz2 as x-tbz, instead of duplicating the mimetype
-        // let's just alias it to the one we already handle.
-        m_fileMimeType = "application/x-tbz";
-    }
-
     if ( m_fileMimeType == "application/x-tar" )
     {
         compressed = false;
diff --git a/superkaramba/src/sknewstuff.cpp b/superkaramba/src/sknewstuff.cpp
index 0316b80..c6869b3 100644
--- a/superkaramba/src/sknewstuff.cpp
+++ b/superkaramba/src/sknewstuff.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ bool SKNewStuff::install( const TQString &fileName )
       result->name() == "application/x-bzip" ||
       result->name() == "application/x-bzip2" ||
       result->name() == "application/x-tbz" ||
-      result->name() == "application/x-tbz2" ||
       result->name() == "application/x-tar" ||
       result->name() == "application/x-tarz")
   {