diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e99e10bb0..9aab03ffe 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
     cover widget causes interface to expand/collapse.
 75. Change views to scroll-per-pixel.
 76. Dont allow expanding, or collapsing, if maximised.
+77. Remove embedding of pre-rendered Cantata icons. Cantata requires the SVG
+    icon plugin, so users must have this installed.
 
 1.2.2
 -----
diff --git a/cantata_qt.qrc b/cantata_qt.qrc
index 2deed0741..48bcf17e2 100644
--- a/cantata_qt.qrc
+++ b/cantata_qt.qrc
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
 <qresource>
 <file alias="cantata.svg">icons/cantata.svg</file>
-<file alias="cantata16.png">icons/cantata16.png</file>
-<file alias="cantata22.png">icons/cantata22.png</file>
-<file alias="cantata24.png">icons/cantata24.png</file>
-<file alias="cantata32.png">icons/cantata32.png</file>
-<file alias="cantata48.png">icons/cantata48.png</file>
-<file alias="cantata64.png">icons/cantata64.png</file>
-
 <file alias="trayicon-mono-light">icons/trayicon-mono-light.svg</file>
 <file alias="trayicon-mono-dark">icons/trayicon-mono-dark.svg</file>
-
 </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/widgets/icons.cpp b/widgets/icons.cpp
index 955a4ca7b..2a4a9e3a0 100644
--- a/widgets/icons.cpp
+++ b/widgets/icons.cpp
@@ -431,10 +431,6 @@ Icons::Icons()
     variousArtistsIcon=Icon::create("va", QList<int>() << 16 << 22 << 32 << 48 << 64 << 128);
     artistIcon=Icon::create("artist", QList<int>() << 16 << 22 << 32 << 48 << 64 << 128);
     #ifndef ENABLE_KDE_SUPPORT
-    QList<int> appSizes=QList<int>() << 16 << 22 << 24 << 32 << 48 << 64;
-    foreach (int s, appSizes) {
-        appIcon.addFile(QString(":cantata%1.png").arg(s), QSize(s, s));
-    }
     appIcon.addFile(":cantata.svg");
 
     shortcutsIcon=Icon("preferences-desktop-keyboard");