diff --git a/srcpkgs/GConf/template b/srcpkgs/GConf/template
index 26f31260637..a5aba4cbd16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/GConf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/GConf/template
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ long_desc="
  store user preferences. It has pluggable backends and features to
  support workgroup administration."
 
-triggers="gio-modules"
 conf_files="/etc/gconf/2/path"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dconf/template b/srcpkgs/dconf/template
index cc42eda1dd0..b738cf392ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dconf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dconf/template
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ long_desc="
  backend to GSettings on platforms that don't already have configuration
  storage systems."
 
-triggers="gio-modules"
 subpackages="dconf-devel dconf-editor"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/exo/template b/srcpkgs/exo/template
index fa2aa2b1ac8..64e31456d4a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exo/template
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ long_desc="
  Extension library for Xfce, targeted at application development."
 
 conf_files="/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc"
-triggers="gio-modules"
 gtk_iconcache_dirs="/usr/share/icons/hicolor"
 subpackages="exo-devel exo-python"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/glib-networking/template b/srcpkgs/glib-networking/template
index ae427242073..1a80931979b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glib-networking/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glib-networking/template
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ checksum=e28ca1e354d6519efb5c9c01c1f10e8a1a196710dfbcc5ea8f8aade3244e108c
 long_desc="
  This package contains GLib's GIO modules for networking."
 
-triggers="gio-modules"
-
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run glib
 Add_dependency run libproxy
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gvfs/template b/srcpkgs/gvfs/template
index eee857accc6..a0706271d76 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gvfs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gvfs/template
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ long_desc="
  using the APIs of libgio. There is also fuse support that allows
  applications not using gio to access the gvfs filesystems."
 
-triggers="gio-modules"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc