diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     objectName: "org.kde.desktop-CompactApplet"
     anchors.fill: parent
 
-    icon: plasmoid.icon
     mainText: plasmoid.toolTipMainText
     subText: plasmoid.toolTipSubText
     location: if (plasmoid.parent && plasmoid.parent.inHiddenLayout && plasmoid.location !== PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge) {
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     /* subclasses need to assign to this tooltip properties
     mainText:
     subText:
-    icon:
     */
 
     location: {
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     itemId: applet ? applet.pluginName : ""
     mainText: applet ? applet.toolTipMainText : ""
     subText: applet ? applet.toolTipSubText : ""
-    icon: applet ? applet.icon : ""
     mainItem: applet && applet.toolTipItem ? applet.toolTipItem : null
     textFormat: applet ? applet.toolTipTextFormat : ""
     active: root.activeApplet !== applet
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     text: model.Title
     mainText: model.ToolTipTitle !== "" ? model.ToolTipTitle : model.Title
     subText: model.ToolTipSubTitle
-    icon: model.ToolTipIcon !== "" ? model.ToolTipIcon : model.Icon ? model.Icon : model.IconName
     textFormat: Text.AutoText
 
     PlasmaCore.IconItem {
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.h b/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.h
--- a/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.h
+++ b/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
         Title,
         TitleChanged,
         ToolTipChanged,
-        ToolTipIcon,
         ToolTipSubTitle,
         ToolTipTitle,
         WindowId
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.cpp b/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.cpp
--- a/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/systemtray/systemtraymodel.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@
     roles.insert(static_cast<int>(Role::Title), QByteArrayLiteral("Title"));
     roles.insert(static_cast<int>(Role::TitleChanged), QByteArrayLiteral("TitleChanged"));
     roles.insert(static_cast<int>(Role::ToolTipChanged), QByteArrayLiteral("ToolTipChanged"));
-    roles.insert(static_cast<int>(Role::ToolTipIcon), QByteArrayLiteral("ToolTipIcon"));
     roles.insert(static_cast<int>(Role::ToolTipSubTitle), QByteArrayLiteral("ToolTipSubTitle"));
     roles.insert(static_cast<int>(Role::ToolTipTitle), QByteArrayLiteral("ToolTipTitle"));
     roles.insert(static_cast<int>(Role::WindowId), QByteArrayLiteral("WindowId"));
@@ -355,7 +354,6 @@
     updateItemData(dataItem, data, Role::Title);
     updateItemData(dataItem, data, Role::TitleChanged);
     updateItemData(dataItem, data, Role::ToolTipChanged);
-    updateItemData(dataItem, data, Role::ToolTipIcon);
     updateItemData(dataItem, data, Role::ToolTipSubTitle);
     updateItemData(dataItem, data, Role::ToolTipTitle);
     updateItemData(dataItem, data, Role::WindowId);