diff --git a/electron_app/build/linux/after-install.tpl b/electron_app/build/linux/after-install.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ee772d219..0000000000
--- a/electron_app/build/linux/after-install.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Link to the binary
-ln -sf '/opt/${productFilename}/${executable}' '/usr/bin/${executable}'
-
-# SUID chrome-sandbox for Electron 5+
-# Remove this entire file (after-install.tpl) and remove the reference in
-# package.json once this change has been upstreamed so we go back to the copy
-# from upstream.
-# https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/4163
-chmod 4755 '/opt/${productFilename}/chrome-sandbox' || true
-
-update-mime-database /usr/share/mime || true
-update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications || true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24fb6d98a4..b7dd2285b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@
         "StartupWMClass": "riot"
       }
     },
-    "deb": {
-      "afterInstall": "electron_app/build/linux/after-install.tpl"
-    },
     "mac": {
       "category": "public.app-category.social-networking",
       "darkModeSupport": true