--- a/src/audacity.desktop.in
+++ b/src/audacity.desktop.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Categories=AudioVideo;Audio;AudioVideoEditing;
 
 Keywords=sound;music editing;voice channel;frequency;modulation;audio trim;clipping;noise reduction;multi track audio editor;edit;mixing;WAV;AIFF;FLAC;MP2;MP3;
 
-Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 @AUDACITY_NAME@ %F
+Exec=@AUDACITY_NAME@ %F
 StartupNotify=false
 Terminal=false
 MimeType=@MIMETYPES@;