diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c78984019..0ff2be365 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ find_package(ECM 0.0.9 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
 find_package(Qt5 5.2 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Quick)
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS I18n ConfigWidgets DBusAddons IconThemes)
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS I18n ConfigWidgets DBusAddons)
 find_package(KF5DocTools)
 find_package(Qca-qt5 2.1.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(TelepathyQt5 0.9.5)
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e05e1999..84e014dd2 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ target_link_libraries(kdeconnect_sftp
     Qt5::DBus
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::KIOFileWidgets
-    KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::KIOWidgets
     KF5::Notifications
 )