diff --git a/src/pulsatingscience.qrc b/src/pulsatingscience.qrc
index b01582094e6ec8357ced4307d4d68b508d6c16d3..148bfa3149d34a820567c55b7bbfac8486527ae1 100644
--- a/src/pulsatingscience.qrc
+++ b/src/pulsatingscience.qrc
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/icons">
-        <file>resources/control-quit.png</file>
-        <file>resources/help-about.png</file>
-        <file>resources/help-help.png</file>
-        <file>resources/help-website.png</file>
         <file>resources/aei-icon48.png</file>
     </qresource>
     <qresource prefix="/textures">
diff --git a/src/pulsatingscience.ui b/src/pulsatingscience.ui
index 88bc9529d2ce218312fb01ded956f8678771f82a..61969a74554d18c45cc920c4085df971ffbcea08 100644
--- a/src/pulsatingscience.ui
+++ b/src/pulsatingscience.ui
@@ -476,10 +476,6 @@
    <addaction name="menuHelp"/>
   </widget>
   <action name="actionAbout">
-   <property name="icon">
-    <iconset resource="pulsatingscience.qrc">
-     <normaloff>:/icons/resources/help-about.png</normaloff>:/icons/resources/help-about.png</iconset>
-   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>About</string>
    </property>
@@ -494,10 +490,6 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionQuit">
-   <property name="icon">
-    <iconset resource="pulsatingscience.qrc">
-     <normaloff>:/icons/resources/control-quit.png</normaloff>:/icons/resources/control-quit.png</iconset>
-   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>Quit</string>
    </property>
diff --git a/src/resources/control-quit.png b/src/resources/control-quit.png
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diff --git a/src/resources/help-about.png b/src/resources/help-about.png
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diff --git a/src/resources/help-help.png b/src/resources/help-help.png
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diff --git a/src/resources/help-website.png b/src/resources/help-website.png
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