diff --git a/sage-mathematics/PKGBUILD b/sage-mathematics/PKGBUILD
index 98321695a..acbbc5f41 100644
--- a/sage-mathematics/PKGBUILD
+++ b/sage-mathematics/PKGBUILD
@@ -23,18 +23,12 @@ install="${pkgname}.install"
 source=("http://sage.math.washington.edu/home/release/sage-${pkgver}/sage-${pkgver}.tar"
         'SAGE-notebook.desktop')
 md5sums=('db4d891feed487e1696b8d01ae3b6469'
-         'bcd01b7863794431f8f208ed96fd108d')
+         'dc391f12b7d17dd37326343ec0e99bbd')
 
 build() {
   cd sage-${pkgver}
 
   # modularization of sage, sort of :)
-  # fixes the following error:
-  # bash: symbol lookup error: bash: undefined symbol: rl_filename_rewrite_hook
-  # remove this hack when sage uses a readline 6.1 or greater, or when sage uses its own internal bash
-  # this is for people who have custom kernels (sage works this around by checking uname -r)
-  mkdir -p spkg/installed
-  touch spkg/installed/ppl-0.11.2
 
   # fix "missing sage.all error" during build
   unset CFLAGS
diff --git a/sage-mathematics/SAGE-notebook.desktop b/sage-mathematics/SAGE-notebook.desktop
index 87496030b..26a35d3ac 100644
--- a/sage-mathematics/SAGE-notebook.desktop
+++ b/sage-mathematics/SAGE-notebook.desktop
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ GenericName[de]=
 Icon=/opt/sage/data/extcode/notebook/images/sageicon.png
 MimeType=
 Name[de]=SAGE
-Path=/opt/sage/notebook
 StartupNotify=true
 Terminal=true
 Type=Application