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/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);
diff --git a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
--- a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
     setData(QStringLiteral("TitleChanged"), false);
     setData(QStringLiteral("Title"), QString());
     setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipChanged"), false);
-    setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipIcon"), QString());
     setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipSubTitle"), QString());
     setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipTitle"), QString());
     setData(QStringLiteral("WindowId"), QVariant());
@@ -339,21 +338,6 @@
             if (toolTip.title.isEmpty()) {
                 setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipTitle"), QString());
                 setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipSubTitle"), QString());
-                setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipIcon"), QString());
-            } else {
-                QIcon toolTipIcon;
-                if (toolTip.image.size() == 0) {
-                    toolTipIcon = QIcon(new KIconEngine(toolTip.icon, iconLoader()));
-                } else {
-                    toolTipIcon = imageVectorToPixmap(toolTip.image);
-                }
-                setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipTitle"), toolTip.title);
-                setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipSubTitle"), toolTip.subTitle);
-                if (toolTipIcon.isNull() || toolTipIcon.availableSizes().isEmpty()) {
-                    setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipIcon"), QString());
-                } else {
-                    setData(QStringLiteral("ToolTipIcon"), toolTipIcon);
-                }
             }
         }