diff --git a/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-3.8.0.ebuild b/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-3.8.0.ebuild
index 206e1429da..18fa71e590 100644
--- a/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-3.8.0.ebuild
+++ b/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-3.8.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit xdg-utils
+inherit xdg
 
 DESCRIPTION="A open source IP-XACT-based tool"
 HOMEPAGE="
@@ -45,15 +45,3 @@ src_install() {
 	# Can't use default, set INSTALL_ROOT and workaround parallel install bug
 	emake -j1 INSTALL_ROOT="${D}" install
 }
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
-	xdg_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
-}
-
-pkg_postrm() {
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
-	xdg_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
-}
diff --git a/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-9999.ebuild b/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-9999.ebuild
index 4660d73543..eea82bb54f 100644
--- a/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-electronics/kactus2/kactus2-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit xdg-utils
+inherit xdg
 
 DESCRIPTION="A open source IP-XACT-based tool"
 HOMEPAGE="
@@ -41,15 +41,3 @@ src_install() {
 	# Can't use default, set INSTALL_ROOT
 	emake INSTALL_ROOT="${D}" install
 }
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
-	xdg_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
-}
-
-pkg_postrm() {
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
-	xdg_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
-}