diff --git a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/org.cinnamon.settings-users.policy b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/org.cinnamon.settings-users.policy
deleted file mode 100644
index a9e992e108..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/org.cinnamon.settings-users.policy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
- "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
- "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
-<policyconfig>
-
-  <action id="org.cinnamon.settings-users">
-    <message>Authentication is required to run the Cinnamon Users and Groups</message>
-    <icon_name>system-users</icon_name>
-    <defaults>
-      <allow_any>auth_admin</allow_any>
-      <allow_inactive>auth_admin</allow_inactive>
-      <allow_active>auth_admin</allow_active>
-    </defaults>
-    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/usr/lib/cinnamon-settings-users/cinnamon-settings-users.py</annotate>
-    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">true</annotate>
-  </action>
-
-</policyconfig>
-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index fbdbd0b72b..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/files/polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=PolicyKit Authentication Agent
-Comment=PolicyKit Authentication Agent
-Exec=/usr/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
-Terminal=false
-Type=Application
-Categories=
-NoDisplay=true
-OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;Unity;
-X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template
index 68a75a96aa..20015aab09 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cinnamon/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 pkgname=cinnamon
 version=2.2.16
-revision=4
+revision=5
 patch_args="-Np1"
 short_desc="GNOME3 fork of Linux Mint with GNOME2 aspect"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -46,8 +46,3 @@ pre_configure() {
 
 	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
 }
-
-post_install() {
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/org.cinnamon.settings-users.policy 644 usr/share/polkit-1/actions
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}//polkit-cinnamon-authentication-agent-1.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
-}