diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadcon.c b/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
index d725e601e..bd06f1331 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
@@ -2916,14 +2916,9 @@ _e_gadcon_client_cb_menu_pre(void *data, E_Menu *m __UNUSED__, E_Menu_Item *mi)
    if (!(gcc = data)) return;
    if (gcc->client_class->func.icon)
      {
-        Evas_Object *ic;
-
-        // e menu ASSUMES... EXPECTS the icon to be an.... e_icon! make it so.
-        ic = gcc->client_class->func.icon
-            ((E_Gadcon_Client_Class *)gcc->client_class,
-            mi->menu->evas);
-        mi->icon_object = e_icon_add(mi->menu->evas);
-        e_icon_object_set(mi->icon_object, ic);
+        // e menu ASSUMES... EXPECTS the icon to be an.... e_icon!
+        // if it's not, spankies for whoever wrote the icon callback!
+        mi->icon_object = gcc->client_class->func.icon ((E_Gadcon_Client_Class *)gcc->client_class, mi->menu->evas);
      }
    else
      e_util_menu_item_theme_icon_set(mi, "preferences-gadget");  // FIXME: Needs icon in theme