diff --git a/gramps/gen/const.py.in b/gramps/gen/const.py.in
index 7e7e75cb6..1f142aae4 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/const.py.in
+++ b/gramps/gen/const.py.in
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ APP_GRAMPS_PKG  = "application/x-gramps-package"
 APP_GENEWEB     = "application/x-geneweb"
 APP_VCARD       = ["text/x-vcard", "text/x-vcalendar"]
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# system paths
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+LOCALE_DIR = "@LOCALE_DIR@"
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Platforms
@@ -199,23 +205,10 @@ else:
 # Paths to data files.
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if "XDG_DATA_DIRS" in os.environ:
-    share = None
-    for path in os.environ["XDG_DATA_DIRS"].split(":"):
-        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "gramps", "tips.xml")):
-            share = path
-            break
-    if not share:
-        share = os.path.split("@DATA_DIR@")[0]
-    LOCALE_DIR = os.path.join(share, "locale")
-    DATA_DIR = os.path.join(share, "gramps")
-    IMAGE_DIR = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "icons", "hicolor")
-    DOC_DIR = os.path.join(share, "doc", "gramps")
-else:
-    LOCALE_DIR = "@LOCALE_DIR@"
-    DATA_DIR = "@DATA_DIR@"
-    IMAGE_DIR = "@IMAGE_DIR@"
-    DOC_DIR = "@DOC_DIR@"
+LOCALE_DIR = "@LOCALE_DIR@"
+DATA_DIR = "@DATA_DIR@"
+IMAGE_DIR = "@IMAGE_DIR@"
+DOC_DIR = "@DOC_DIR@"
 
 TIP_DATA = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "tips.xml")
 PAPERSIZE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "papersize.xml")
diff --git a/mac/gramps.bundle b/mac/gramps.bundle
index 53ec269bc..2a8e5a34f 100644
--- a/mac/gramps.bundle
+++ b/mac/gramps.bundle
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@
     ${prefix}/lib/graphviz/config6
   </data>
 
-  <data>
-    ${prefix}/share/gramps
-  </data>
-
   <!-- Copy in the themes data. You may want to trim this to save space
        in your bundle. -->
   <data>