diff --git a/src/models/appsmodel.cpp b/src/models/appsmodel.cpp
index 23ecef10..f2086062 100644
--- a/src/models/appsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/appsmodel.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ QList<int> AppsModel::mappedRoles(const QList<int> &sourceRoles) const
 
 QString AppsModel::normalizedDesktopId(const QString &sourceId)
 {
-    if (sourceId.isEmpty() || sourceId.endsWith(QLatin1String(".desktop")) || sourceId.startsWith(QLatin1String("internal/")))
+    if (sourceId.isEmpty() || sourceId.startsWith(QLatin1String("internal/")))
         return sourceId;
     return sourceId + QStringLiteral(".desktop");
 }
diff --git a/tests/searchfilterproxymodeltest.cpp b/tests/searchfilterproxymodeltest.cpp
index 16552c84..06fa5695 100644
--- a/tests/searchfilterproxymodeltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/searchfilterproxymodeltest.cpp
@@ -382,16 +382,16 @@ void TestSearchFilterProxyModel::testSharedModelAdapter()
     QCOMPARE(appsModel.indexFromDesktopId("org.test.hidden.desktop").data(AppsModel::DesktopIdRole).toString(),
              QStringLiteral("org.test.hidden"));
 
-    auto suffixedItem = createTestAppItem("org.test.suffixed.desktop", "Suffixed", "Suffixed");
+    auto suffixedItem = createTestAppItem("org.test.suffixed", "Suffixed", "Suffixed");
     m_sourceModel.appendRow(suffixedItem);
     QCOMPARE(rowsInsertedSpy.count(), 2);
     const QModelIndex suffixedIndex = appsModel.indexFromDesktopId("org.test.suffixed");
     QCOMPARE(suffixedIndex.data(AppsModel::DesktopIdRole).toString(),
-             QStringLiteral("org.test.suffixed.desktop"));
+             QStringLiteral("org.test.suffixed"));
 
     QSignalSpy dataChangedSpy(&appsModel, &QAbstractItemModel::dataChanged);
     suffixedItem->setData(QStringLiteral("Renamed"), SourceNameRole);
-    QCOMPARE(appsModel.indexFromDesktopId("org.test.suffixed.desktop").data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString(),
+    QCOMPARE(appsModel.indexFromDesktopId("org.test.suffixed").data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString(),
              QStringLiteral("Renamed"));
     QVERIFY(!dataChangedSpy.isEmpty());
     const auto changedRoles = dataChangedSpy.constLast().at(2).value<QList<int>>();