diff --git a/plugins/akregator/konqfeedicon.cpp b/plugins/akregator/konqfeedicon.cpp
--- a/plugins/akregator/konqfeedicon.cpp
+++ b/plugins/akregator/konqfeedicon.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 #include <kurllabel.h>
 #include <kprotocolinfo.h>
 
+#include <QApplication>
 #include <qstatusbar.h>
+#include <QStyle>
 
 using namespace Akregator;
 
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@
     m_menu = new QMenu(m_part->widget());
     if (m_feedList.count() == 1) {
         m_menu->setTitle(m_feedList.first().title());
-        m_menu->addAction(SmallIcon("bookmark-new"), i18n("Add Feed to Akregator"), this, SLOT(addAllFeeds()));
+        m_menu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("bookmark-new"), i18n("Add Feed to Akregator"), this, SLOT(addAllFeeds()));
     } else {
         m_menu->setTitle(i18n("Add Feeds to Akregator"));
         int id = 0;
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@
     m_feedIcon = new KUrlLabel(m_statusBarEx->statusBar());
 
     // from khtmlpart's ualabel
-    m_feedIcon->setFixedHeight(KIconLoader::global()->currentSize(KIconLoader::Small));
+    m_feedIcon->setFixedHeight(qApp->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize));
     m_feedIcon->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed));
     m_feedIcon->setUseCursor(false);
 
diff --git a/plugins/searchbar/searchbar.cpp b/plugins/searchbar/searchbar.cpp
--- a/plugins/searchbar/searchbar.cpp
+++ b/plugins/searchbar/searchbar.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KDesktopFile>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
-#include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KActionCollection>
 #include <KRun>
 #include <KMainWindow>
@@ -258,15 +257,15 @@
 void SearchBarPlugin::setIcon()
 {
     if (m_searchMode == FindInThisPage) {
-        m_searchIcon = SmallIcon(QStringLiteral("edit-find"));
+        m_searchIcon = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-find")).pixmap(qApp->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize));
     } else {
         const QString engine = (m_currentEngine.isEmpty() ? m_searchEngines.first() : m_currentEngine);
         //kDebug() << "Icon Name:" << m_searchProviders.value(engine).iconName();
         const QString iconName = m_searchProviders.value(engine).iconName();
         if (iconName.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
             m_searchIcon = QPixmap(iconName);
         } else {
-            m_searchIcon = SmallIcon(iconName);
+            m_searchIcon = QIcon::fromTheme(iconName).pixmap(qApp->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/konqcombo.cpp b/src/konqcombo.cpp
--- a/src/konqcombo.cpp
+++ b/src/konqcombo.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@
         QPainter p(this);
         p.setClipRect(re);
 
-        QPixmap pix = SmallIcon(QLatin1String(m_pageSecurity == KonqMainWindow::Encrypted ? "security-high" : "security-medium"));
+        const auto icon = QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String(m_pageSecurity == KonqMainWindow::Encrypted ? "security-high" : "security-medium"));
+        QPixmap pix = icon.pixmap(style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize));
 
         QRect r = edit->geometry();
         r.setRight(re.right() - pix.width() - 2);
diff --git a/src/konqstatusbarmessagelabel.cpp b/src/konqstatusbarmessagelabel.cpp
--- a/src/konqstatusbarmessagelabel.cpp
+++ b/src/konqstatusbarmessagelabel.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <QTextDocument>
 
 #include <kcolorscheme.h>
-#include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include "konqdebug.h"
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@
         break;
     }
 
-    d->m_pixmap = (iconName == nullptr) ? QPixmap() : SmallIcon(iconName);
+    d->m_pixmap = (iconName == nullptr) ? QPixmap() : QIcon::fromTheme(iconName).pixmap(style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize));
     QTimer::singleShot(GeometryTimeout, this, SLOT(assureVisibleText()));
 
     if (type == Error) {