diff --git a/build/linux/after-install.tpl b/build/linux/after-install.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ee772d..0000000
--- a/build/linux/after-install.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Link to the binary
-ln -sf '/opt/${productFilename}/${executable}' '/usr/bin/${executable}'
-
-# SUID chrome-sandbox for Electron 5+
-# Remove this entire file (after-install.tpl) and remove the reference in
-# package.json once this change has been upstreamed so we go back to the copy
-# from upstream.
-# https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/4163
-chmod 4755 '/opt/${productFilename}/chrome-sandbox' || true
-
-update-mime-database /usr/share/mime || true
-update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications || true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9248efb..42ae5ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
       }
     },
     "deb": {
-      "afterInstall": "build/linux/after-install.tpl",
       "fpm": [
         "--deb-custom-control=pkg/control"
       ]