diff --git a/client/tasks/desktop.yml b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
index ed2c00e01cfb778aad59adcfe141f13d887eb3d3..29f22f44feaf5eee2c042a84f18f56c630be30dd 100644
--- a/client/tasks/desktop.yml
+++ b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
@@ -108,12 +108,6 @@
     - packages
     - internet
 
-- name: ensure the bird is named intuitively
-  file: state=link src=/usr/bin/icedove dest=/usr/bin/thunderbird
-  tags:
-    - config
-    - internet
-
 - name: ensure multimedia applications are installed
   apt: name={{ item }} state=latest
   with_items: