diff --git a/modules/rosenthal/examples/dot-config/autostart/shepherd.desktop b/modules/rosenthal/examples/dot-config/autostart/shepherd.desktop
deleted file mode 100755
index 7a446b8..0000000
--- a/modules/rosenthal/examples/dot-config/autostart/shepherd.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Start user Shepherd in environments that support XDG Autostart.
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-Name=Shepherd
-Exec=shepherd
diff --git a/modules/rosenthal/services/desktop.scm b/modules/rosenthal/services/desktop.scm
index e81e1a3..06e58ff 100644
--- a/modules/rosenthal/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/modules/rosenthal/services/desktop.scm
@@ -604,8 +604,6 @@ gtk-key-theme-name = ~a~%"
     (".config/emacs/init-miscellaneous.el"
      ,(local-file "../examples/emacs/init-miscellaneous.el"))
 
-    (".config/autostart/shepherd.desktop"
-     ,(local-file "../examples/dot-config/autostart/shepherd.desktop"))
     (".config/fcitx5/config"
      ,(local-file "../examples/dot-config/fcitx5/config"))
     (".config/htop/htoprc"