diff --git a/config/desktop/common/environments/cinnamon/config_base/packages b/config/desktop/common/environments/cinnamon/config_base/packages
index f588761010..11b0957271 100644
--- a/config/desktop/common/environments/cinnamon/config_base/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/common/environments/cinnamon/config_base/packages
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 anacron
-apt-xapian-index
 blueman
 bluez
 bluez-cups
diff --git a/config/desktop/common/environments/gnome/config_base/packages b/config/desktop/common/environments/gnome/config_base/packages
index 4404796791..346a7495d9 100644
--- a/config/desktop/common/environments/gnome/config_base/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/common/environments/gnome/config_base/packages
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 anacron
-apt-xapian-index
 at-spi2-core
 colord
 cups
diff --git a/config/desktop/common/environments/i3-wm/config_base/packages b/config/desktop/common/environments/i3-wm/config_base/packages
index d5c7b6b12a..938afe7bb8 100644
--- a/config/desktop/common/environments/i3-wm/config_base/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/common/environments/i3-wm/config_base/packages
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 anacron
 apport-gtk
-apt-xapian-index
 arandr
 blueman
 bluez
diff --git a/config/desktop/common/environments/xfce/config_base/packages b/config/desktop/common/environments/xfce/config_base/packages
index 4d57199b9a..c2e1c40c2e 100644
--- a/config/desktop/common/environments/xfce/config_base/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/common/environments/xfce/config_base/packages
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 anacron
-apt-xapian-index
 blueman
 bluez
 bluez-cups
diff --git a/config/desktop/sid/environments/xfce/config_base/packages b/config/desktop/sid/environments/xfce/config_base/packages
index dc3fc90319..3cc393bfb0 100644
--- a/config/desktop/sid/environments/xfce/config_base/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/sid/environments/xfce/config_base/packages
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 anacron
-apt-xapian-index
 blueman
 bluez
 bluez-cups