--- a/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/java_props_md.c	Tue Apr 23 14:22:34 2019 +0530
+++ b/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/java_props_md.c	Wed Apr 24 09:21:02 2019 -0700
@@ -452,13 +452,6 @@
 #endif /* MACOSX */
 
         sprops.os_arch = ARCHPROPNAME;
-
-        if (getenv("GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID") != NULL) {
-            sprops.desktop = "gnome";
-        }
-        else {
-            sprops.desktop = NULL;
-        }
     }
 
     /* ABI property (optional) */