diff --git a/.well-known/funding-manifest-urls b/.well-known/funding-manifest-urls
deleted file mode 100644
index a24f94d51..000000000
--- a/.well-known/funding-manifest-urls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-https://zen-browser.app/funding.json
diff --git a/build/flatpak/app.zen_browser.zen.yml.template b/build/flatpak/app.zen_browser.zen.yml.template
index b40d6e5de..0a5d6d8b0 100644
--- a/build/flatpak/app.zen_browser.zen.yml.template
+++ b/build/flatpak/app.zen_browser.zen.yml.template
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ finish-args:
   - --socket=cups
   - --persist=.zen
   - --env=DICPATH=/usr/share/hunspell
-  - --filesystem=xdg-data/applications:create
-  - --filesystem=xdg-data/icons:create
   - --filesystem=xdg-download:rw
   - --filesystem=/run/.heim_org.h5l.kcm-socket
   - --filesystem=xdg-run/speech-dispatcher:ro