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diff --git a/mailcap b/mailcap
index 6418d8d7..255188fb 100644
--- a/mailcap
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@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ text/xml; chromium-browser --temp-profile %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
 application/xhtml_xml; chromium-browser --temp-profile %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
 x-scheme-handler/http; chromium-browser --temp-profile %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
 x-scheme-handler/https; chromium-browser --temp-profile %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
-text/html; /usr/bin/chromium %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
-text/xml; /usr/bin/chromium %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
-application/xhtml_xml; /usr/bin/chromium %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
-application/x-mimearchive; /usr/bin/chromium %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
-x-scheme-handler/http; /usr/bin/chromium %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
-x-scheme-handler/https; /usr/bin/chromium %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
 text/english; vim %s; needsterminal
 text/plain; vim %s; needsterminal
 text/x-makefile; vim %s; needsterminal