diff --git a/x11/yelp/Makefile b/x11/yelp/Makefile
index 242be90809c3..1188379b5d3f 100644
--- a/x11/yelp/Makefile
+++ b/x11/yelp/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	yelp
 PORTVERSION=	2.30.2
-PORTREVISION=	6
+PORTREVISION=	7
 CATEGORIES=	x11 gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	LOCAL/kwm
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-webkit-${PORTVERSION}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	dbus-glib-1:${PORTSDIR}/devel/dbus-glib \
 
 CONFLICTS=	yelp-3.[0-9]*
 
-USES=		gettext
+USES=		desktop-file-utils gettext
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_XORG=	ice
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALLS_ICONS=	yes
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
-MAKE_ENV=	G_CHARSET_ALIAS="${LOCALBASE}/libdata/charset.alias"
 
 GCONF_SCHEMAS=	yelp.schemas
 
diff --git a/x11/yelp/pkg-plist b/x11/yelp/pkg-plist
index 8d03cbf55244..4321292b2453 100644
--- a/x11/yelp/pkg-plist
+++ b/x11/yelp/pkg-plist
@@ -199,5 +199,3 @@ share/locale/zu/LC_MESSAGES/yelp.mo
 @dirrmtry share/locale/ast
 @dirrmtry share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES
 @dirrmtry share/locale/as
-@exec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-mime-database %D/share/mime > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true
-@unexec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-mime-database %D/share/mime > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true