diff -Naur Electrum-3.1.2.orig/setup.py Electrum-3.1.2/setup.py
--- Electrum-3.1.2.orig/setup.py	2018-03-28 04:51:11.000000000 -0400
+++ Electrum-3.1.2/setup.py	2018-03-31 15:05:45.540757981 -0400
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
     opts, _ = parser.parse_known_args(sys.argv[1:])
     usr_share = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share")
     icons_dirname = 'pixmaps'
-    if not os.access(opts.root_path + usr_share, os.W_OK) and \
-       not os.access(opts.root_path, os.W_OK):
-        icons_dirname = 'icons'
-        if 'XDG_DATA_HOME' in os.environ.keys():
-            usr_share = os.environ['XDG_DATA_HOME']
-        else:
-            usr_share = os.path.expanduser('~/.local/share')
     data_files += [
         (os.path.join(usr_share, 'applications/'), ['electrum.desktop']),
         (os.path.join(usr_share, icons_dirname), ['icons/electrum.png'])