diff --git a/app/tests/test-save-and-export.c b/app/tests/test-save-and-export.c
index e0c99912fc..e15316d5df 100644
--- a/app/tests/test-save-and-export.c
+++ b/app/tests/test-save-and-export.c
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ imported_file_files (gconstpointer data)
   gchar             *filename;
   GimpPDBStatusType  status;
 
-  filename = g_build_filename (g_getenv ("GIMP_TESTING_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR"),
-                               "desktop/64x64/gimp.png",
+  filename = g_build_filename (g_getenv ("GIMP_TESTING_ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR"),
+                               "gimp-data/images/logo/gimp64x64.png",
                                NULL);
   g_assert_true (g_file_test (filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS));
   file = g_file_new_for_path (filename);
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ saved_imported_file_files (gconstpointer data)
   GimpPDBStatusType    status;
   GimpPlugInProcedure *proc;
 
-  import_filename = g_build_filename (g_getenv ("GIMP_TESTING_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR"),
-                                      "desktop/64x64/gimp.png",
+  import_filename = g_build_filename (g_getenv ("GIMP_TESTING_ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR"),
+                                      "gimp-data/images/logo/gimp64x64.png",
                                       NULL);
   import_file = g_file_new_for_path (import_filename);
   g_free (import_filename);
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ clear_import_file_after_export (gconstpointer data)
   GimpPlugInProcedure *proc;
   GimpPDBStatusType    status;
 
-  filename = g_build_filename (g_getenv ("GIMP_TESTING_ABS_TOP_SRCDIR"),
-                               "desktop/64x64/gimp.png",
+  filename = g_build_filename (g_getenv ("GIMP_TESTING_ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR"),
+                               "gimp-data/images/logo/gimp64x64.png",
                                NULL);
   file = g_file_new_for_path (filename);
   g_free (filename);
diff --git a/desktop/16x16/gimp.png b/desktop/16x16/gimp.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c1935f57d..0000000000
Binary files a/desktop/16x16/gimp.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/desktop/22x22/gimp.png b/desktop/22x22/gimp.png
deleted file mode 100644
index ab209ec005..0000000000
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diff --git a/desktop/24x24/gimp.png b/desktop/24x24/gimp.png
deleted file mode 100644
index f507187989..0000000000
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diff --git a/desktop/256x256/gimp.png b/desktop/256x256/gimp.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 416df1854b..0000000000
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diff --git a/desktop/32x32/gimp.png b/desktop/32x32/gimp.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 5680f7c806..0000000000
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diff --git a/desktop/48x48/gimp.png b/desktop/48x48/gimp.png
deleted file mode 100644
index f6895f6686..0000000000
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diff --git a/desktop/64x64/gimp.png b/desktop/64x64/gimp.png
deleted file mode 100644
index d74b4b8674..0000000000
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diff --git a/desktop/meson.build b/desktop/meson.build
index 19784a5b2b..bee2e93c48 100644
--- a/desktop/meson.build
+++ b/desktop/meson.build
@@ -1,32 +1,3 @@
-sizes = [
-  '16',
-  '22',
-  '24',
-  '32',
-  '48',
-  '64',
-  '256',
-]
-
-
-# XXX: the old autotools build used to `touch` the (datadir) /icons/hicolor
-# folder at install time in order to comply with the "Icon Theme Specification"
-# (see the "Implementation Notes" section about changing the mtime of the
-# toplevel icon directory after installing/updating icon themes).
-# This part was not reimplemented in our meson build. Unsure if this is still
-# needed or even if this is the role of the application build to take care of
-# this.
-
-foreach size : sizes
-  sizedir = size+'x'+size
-  install_data(sizedir / 'gimp.png',
-    install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'icons' / 'hicolor' / sizedir / 'apps'
-  )
-endforeach
-install_data('scalable/gimp.svg',
-  install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'icons' / 'hicolor' / 'scalable' / 'apps'
-)
-
 desktopfilename = 'gimp.desktop'
 
 desktop_conf = configuration_data()