diff --git a/data_safe_haven/resources/workspace/ansible/files/etc/skel/Desktop/gitea.desktop b/data_safe_haven/resources/workspace/ansible/files/etc/skel/Desktop/gitea.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 184609d263..0000000000
--- a/data_safe_haven/resources/workspace/ansible/files/etc/skel/Desktop/gitea.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Version=1.0
-Type=Link
-Name=Gitea
-Comment=
-Icon=/usr/local/share/icons/gitea.png
diff --git a/data_safe_haven/resources/workspace/ansible/files/etc/skel/Desktop/hedgedoc.desktop b/data_safe_haven/resources/workspace/ansible/files/etc/skel/Desktop/hedgedoc.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a1c2b68c0..0000000000
--- a/data_safe_haven/resources/workspace/ansible/files/etc/skel/Desktop/hedgedoc.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Version=1.0
-Type=Link
-Name=HedgeDoc
-Comment=
-Icon=/usr/local/share/icons/hedgedoc.png