diff --git a/plugins/kdeconnect.notifyrc b/plugins/kdeconnect.notifyrc
index 55584e164..023d40b6c 100644
--- a/plugins/kdeconnect.notifyrc
+++ b/plugins/kdeconnect.notifyrc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Global]
-IconName=kdeconnect
 Name=KDE Connect
 Name[ar]=كدي المتّصل
 Name[ast]=KDE Connect
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp b/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp
index 5442d8a44..27be5ad28 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp
+++ b/plugins/notifications/notification.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ void Notification::createKNotification(const NetworkPacket& np)
     m_hasIcon = m_hasIcon && !m_payloadHash.isEmpty();
 
     if (!m_hasIcon) {
-        applyNoIcon();
         show();
     } else {
         m_iconPath = m_imagesDir.absoluteFilePath(m_payloadHash);
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ void Notification::loadIcon(const NetworkPacket& np)
             s_downloadsInProgress.remove(m_iconPath);
             if (fileTransferJob->error()) {
                 qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_NOTIFICATION) << "Error in FileTransferJob: " << fileTransferJob->errorString();
-                applyNoIcon();
             } else {
                 applyIcon();
             }
@@ -184,12 +182,6 @@ void Notification::applyIcon()
     m_notification->setPixmap(icon);
 }
 
-void Notification::applyNoIcon()
-{
-    //HACK The only way to display no icon at all is trying to load a non-existent icon
-    m_notification->setIconName(QStringLiteral("not_a_real_icon"));
-}
-
 void Notification::reply()
 {
     Q_EMIT replyRequested();
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/notification.h b/plugins/notifications/notification.h
index 52dff4917..e0f0d9485 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/notification.h
+++ b/plugins/notifications/notification.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ private:
     void parseNetworkPacket(const NetworkPacket& np);
     void loadIcon(const NetworkPacket& np);
     void applyIcon();
-    void applyNoIcon();
 
     static QMap<QString, FileTransferJob*> s_downloadsInProgress;
 };