diff --git a/resources/linux/snap/electron-launch b/resources/linux/snap/electron-launch
index 9d0a2bc8976..cf9e946360c 100755
--- a/resources/linux/snap/electron-launch
+++ b/resources/linux/snap/electron-launch
@@ -167,16 +167,17 @@ fi
 # Keep an array of data dirs, for looping through them
 IFS=':' read -r -a data_dirs_array <<< "$XDG_DATA_DIRS"
 
-# Build mime.cache
-# needed for gtk and qt icon
+# Build mime.cache needed for gtk and qt icon
+# TODO(deepak1556): Re-enable this once we move to core22
+# Refs https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/230454#issuecomment-2418352959
 if [ "$needs_update" = true ]; then
   rm -rf "$XDG_DATA_HOME/mime"
-  if [ ! -f "$SNAP/usr/share/mime/mime.cache" ]; then
-    if command -v $SNAP/usr/bin/update-mime-database >/dev/null; then
-      cp --preserve=timestamps -dR "$SNAP/usr/share/mime" "$XDG_DATA_HOME"
-      async_exec $SNAP/usr/bin/update-mime-database "$XDG_DATA_HOME/mime"
-    fi
-  fi
+#  if [ ! -f "$SNAP/usr/share/mime/mime.cache" ]; then
+#    if command -v $SNAP/usr/bin/update-mime-database >/dev/null; then
+#      cp --preserve=timestamps -dR "$SNAP/usr/share/mime" "$XDG_DATA_HOME"
+#      async_exec $SNAP/usr/bin/update-mime-database "$XDG_DATA_HOME/mime"
+#    fi
+#  fi
 fi
 
 # Gio modules and cache (including gsettings module)