diff --git a/agents/mailfilteragent/CMakeLists.txt b/agents/mailfilteragent/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/agents/mailfilteragent/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/agents/mailfilteragent/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     KF5::DBusAddons
     KF5::Notifications
     KF5::WindowSystem
-    KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::Libkdepim
     KF5::I18n
     )
diff --git a/agents/mailfilteragent/filtermanager.cpp b/agents/mailfilteragent/filtermanager.cpp
--- a/agents/mailfilteragent/filtermanager.cpp
+++ b/agents/mailfilteragent/filtermanager.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KNotification>
 #include <QIcon>
-#include <KIconLoader>
 #include <kmime/kmime_message.h>
 #include <MailCommon/FilterImporterExporter>
 #include <MailCommon/FilterLog>
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@
         , mCurrentProgressCount(0)
         , mInboundFiltersExist(false)
     {
-        pixmapNotification = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-filter")).pixmap(KIconLoader::SizeSmall, KIconLoader::SizeSmall);
     }
 
     void itemsFetchJobForFilterDone(KJob *job);
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@
     FilterManager *q;
     QVector<MailCommon::MailFilter *> mFilters;
     QMap<QString, SearchRule::RequiredPart> mRequiredParts;
-    QPixmap pixmapNotification;
     SearchRule::RequiredPart mRequiredPartsBasedOnAll;
     int mTotalProgressCount = 0;
     int mCurrentProgressCount = 0;
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@
 {
     KNotification *notify = new KNotification(QStringLiteral("mailfilterjoberror"));
     notify->setComponentName(QStringLiteral("akonadi_mailfilter_agent"));
-    notify->setPixmap(pixmapNotification);
+    notify->setIconName(QStringLiteral("view-filter"));
     notify->setText(errorMsg + QLatin1Char('\n') + jobErrorString);
     notify->sendEvent();
 }
diff --git a/agents/mailfilteragent/mailfilteragent.cpp b/agents/mailfilteragent/mailfilteragent.cpp
--- a/agents/mailfilteragent/mailfilteragent.cpp
+++ b/agents/mailfilteragent/mailfilteragent.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include "mailfilteragent_debug.h"
-#include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KMime/Message>
 #include <KNotification>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
@@ -112,10 +111,9 @@
     if (config->hasGroup("FilterLog")) {
         KConfigGroup group(config, "FilterLog");
         if (group.readEntry("Enabled", false)) {
-            const QPixmap pixmap = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-filter")).pixmap(KIconLoader::SizeSmall, KIconLoader::SizeSmall);
             KNotification *notify = new KNotification(QStringLiteral("mailfilterlogenabled"));
             notify->setComponentName(QApplication::applicationDisplayName());
-            notify->setPixmap(pixmap);
+            notify->setIconName(QStringLiteral("view-filter"));
             notify->setText(i18nc("Notification when the filter log was enabled", "Mail Filter Log Enabled"));
             notify->sendEvent();
         }