diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/contactviewer.cpp b/src/akonadi-contacts/contactviewer.cpp
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/contactviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/contactviewer.cpp
@@ -60,14 +60,12 @@
         KConfigGroup group(&config, QStringLiteral("View"));
         mShowQRCode = group.readEntry("QRCodes", true);
         mQRCode = Prison::createBarcode(Prison::QRCode);
-        mDataMatrix = Prison::createBarcode(Prison::DataMatrix);
     }
 
     ~Private()
     {
         delete mStandardContactFormatter;
         delete mQRCode;
-        delete mDataMatrix;
     }
 
     void updateView(const QVariantList &localCustomFieldDescriptions = QVariantList(), const QString &addressBookName = QString())
@@ -152,12 +150,6 @@
                                                   QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrcode")),
                                                   mQRCode->toImage(QSizeF(50, 50)));
             }
-	    if (mDataMatrix) {
-                mDataMatrix->setData(data);
-                mBrowser->document()->addResource(QTextDocument::ImageResource,
-                                                  QUrl(QStringLiteral("datamatrix")),
-                                                  mDataMatrix->toImage(QSizeF(50, 50)));
-            }
         }
 
         // merge local and global custom field descriptions
@@ -265,7 +257,6 @@
     AbstractContactFormatter *mStandardContactFormatter = nullptr;
     CollectionFetchJob *mParentCollectionFetchJob = nullptr;
     Prison::AbstractBarcode *mQRCode = nullptr;
-    Prison::AbstractBarcode *mDataMatrix = nullptr;
     bool mShowQRCode = true;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/standardcontactformatter.cpp b/src/akonadi-contacts/standardcontactformatter.cpp
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/standardcontactformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/standardcontactformatter.cpp
@@ -340,10 +340,8 @@
             strAddr.append(QString::fromLatin1(
                                "<p align=\"center\">"
                                "<img src=\"%1\" vspace=\"1\"/>"
-                               "<img src=\"%2\" vspace=\"1\"/>"
                                "</p>"
                                )
-                           .arg(QStringLiteral("datamatrix"))
                            .arg(QStringLiteral("qrcode")));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/textbrowser.cpp b/src/akonadi-contacts/textbrowser.cpp
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/textbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/textbrowser.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@
                         if (imageName == QLatin1String("contact_photo")) {
                             mDataToCopy = pix;
                             act->setText(i18nc("@action:inmenu Copy a contact photo", "Copy Photo"));
-                        } else if (imageName == QLatin1String("datamatrix")
-                                   || imageName == QLatin1String("qrcode")) {
+                        } else if (imageName == QLatin1String("qrcode")) {
                             mDataToCopy = pix;
                             act->setText(i18nc("@action:inmenu Copy a QR or Datamatrix image", "Copy Code"));
                         }