diff --git a/graphics/colord/pkg-install b/graphics/colord/pkg-install
deleted file mode 100644
index 30e77997e670..000000000000
--- a/graphics/colord/pkg-install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-case $2 in
-POST-INSTALL)
-	/bin/mkdir -p /var/db/colord/icc
-	/bin/chmod 0755 /var/db/colord
-	/usr/sbin/chown colord:colord /var/db/colord
-	/usr/sbin/chown colord:colord /var/db/colord/icc
-	exit 0
-	;;
-esac
diff --git a/graphics/colord/pkg-plist b/graphics/colord/pkg-plist
index d6171a232cb6..15d0129f0457 100644
--- a/graphics/colord/pkg-plist
+++ b/graphics/colord/pkg-plist
@@ -201,5 +201,5 @@ share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
 share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
 share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/colord.mo
 share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.color.policy
-@dir /var/db/colord/icc
-@dir /var/db/colord
+@dir(colord,colord,0755) /var/db/colord/icc
+@dir(colord,colord,0755) /var/db/colord