diff --git a/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
         anchors.fill: parent
         mainText : i18n("Minimize all Windows")
         subText : i18n("Show the desktop by minimizing all windows")
-        icon : plasmoid.configuration.icon
 
         MouseArea {
             id: mouseArea
diff --git a/applets/showActivityManager/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/showActivityManager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/showActivityManager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/showActivityManager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
         mainText: i18n("Show Activity Manager")
         subText: i18n("Click to show the activity manager")
         anchors.fill: parent
-        icon: "activities"
     }
 
     Activities.ActivityInfo {
diff --git a/applets/showdesktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/showdesktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/showdesktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/showdesktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
         Layout.maximumWidth: inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1
         Layout.maximumHeight: inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1
 
-        icon: plasmoid.icon
         mainText: plasmoid.title
         subText: plasmoid.toolTipSubText
 
diff --git a/applets/trash/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/trash/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/trash/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/trash/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -163,6 +163,5 @@
         anchors.fill: parent
         mainText: i18n("Trash")
         subText: (dirModel.count === 0) ? i18n("Empty") : i18np("One item", "%1 items", dirModel.count)
-        icon: (dirModel.count > 0) ? "user-trash-full" : "user-trash"
     }
 }
diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/applet/qml/contents/ui/touchpad.qml b/kcms/touchpad/applet/qml/contents/ui/touchpad.qml
--- a/kcms/touchpad/applet/qml/contents/ui/touchpad.qml
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/applet/qml/contents/ui/touchpad.qml
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
         Layout.minimumWidth: units.iconSizes.small
         Layout.minimumHeight: Layout.minimumWidth
 
-        icon: plasmoid.icon
         mainText: plasmoid.title
         subText: plasmoid.toolTipSubText