diff --git a/deskutils/gdesklets/Makefile b/deskutils/gdesklets/Makefile
index 2294130832ed..84c6c3bc98ee 100644
--- a/deskutils/gdesklets/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/gdesklets/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ OPTIONS_DEFINE=	GDBM
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/gDesklets-${PORTVERSION}
 
 USE_GNOME=	gnomeprefix intlhack librsvg2 pygnomeextras
-USE_PYTHON=	yes
-USES=		gettext gmake pkgconfig tar:bzip2 pathfix \
+USES=		gettext gmake pkgconfig python tar:bzip2 pathfix \
 		desktop-file-utils shared-mime-info libtool
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -45,7 +44,5 @@ post-install:
 	@${TOUCH} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/Displays/.keep_me
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/Sensors
 	@${TOUCH} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/Sensors/.keep_me
-	@-update-mime-database ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/mime
-	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/deskutils/gdesklets/pkg-plist b/deskutils/gdesklets/pkg-plist
index dcf5905e3071..7f5969ee239f 100644
--- a/deskutils/gdesklets/pkg-plist
+++ b/deskutils/gdesklets/pkg-plist
@@ -733,10 +733,8 @@ share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/gdesklets.mo
 share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/gdesklets.mo
 share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/gdesklets.mo
 share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/gdesklets.mo
-share/mime/application/x-gdesklets-display.xml
 share/mime/packages/gdesklets.xml
 share/pixmaps/gdesklets.png
-@dirrmtry share/mime/application
 @dirrmtry share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES
 @dirrmtry share/locale/zh_HK
 @dirrmtry share/locale/rw/LC_MESSAGES
@@ -807,6 +805,3 @@ share/pixmaps/gdesklets.png
 @dirrm lib/gdesklets/Additions/bg
 @dirrm lib/gdesklets/Additions
 @dirrm lib/gdesklets
-@exec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-mime-database %D/share/mime
-@unexec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-mime-database %D/share/mime
-@dirrmtry share/icons/gnome/48x48/mimetypes
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Accounting/pkg-plist b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Accounting/pkg-plist
index f1a34f7b5c70..014f21aaeed3 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Accounting/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Accounting/pkg-plist
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 %%PERL5_MAN3%%/Algorithm::Accounting::Report::Imager.3.gz
 %%PERL5_MAN3%%/Algorithm::Accounting::Report::GDGraph.3.gz
 %%PERL5_MAN3%%/Algorithm::Accounting::Report::Text.3.gz
-@dirrm %%SITE_PERL%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/Algorithm/Accounting
 @dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/Algorithm/Accounting
 @dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/Algorithm
 @dirrm %%SITE_PERL%%/Algorithm/Accounting/Report
diff --git a/textproc/p5-RDF-Trine/pkg-plist b/textproc/p5-RDF-Trine/pkg-plist
index abf397eca767..58cda82577c7 100644
--- a/textproc/p5-RDF-Trine/pkg-plist
+++ b/textproc/p5-RDF-Trine/pkg-plist
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ bin/srx2table
 @dirrm %%SITE_PERL%%/Test/RDF/Trine
 @dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/Test/RDF
 @dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/Test
-@dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/RDF
 @dirrm %%SITE_PERL%%/RDF/Trine/Store/DBI
 @dirrm %%SITE_PERL%%/RDF/Trine/Store
 @dirrm %%SITE_PERL%%/RDF/Trine/Statement