diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.c
index 55f4269731..0b79a4222d 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.c
@@ -309,33 +309,6 @@ _icon_freedesktop_set(Evas_Object *obj,
    return EINA_FALSE;
 }
 
-EOLIAN static void
-_elm_icon_elm_image_sizing_eval(Eo *obj, Elm_Icon_Data *sd)
-{
-   int w, h;
-
-   if (sd->in_eval) return;
-
-   sd->in_eval++;
-   elm_image_object_size_get(obj, &w, &h);
-
-   if (sd->freedesktop.use && sd->stdicon)
-     {
-        int size;
-        /* This icon has been set to a freedesktop icon, and the requested
-           appears to have a different size than the requested size, so try to
-           request another, higher resolution, icon.
-           FIXME: Find a better heuristic to determine if there should be
-           an icon with a different resolution. */
-        size = ((w / 16) + 1) * 16;
-        _icon_freedesktop_set(obj, sd->stdicon, size);
-     }
-
-   eo_do_super(obj, MY_CLASS, elm_obj_image_sizing_eval());
-
-   sd->in_eval--;
-}
-
 static void
 _edje_signal_callback(void *data,
                       Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED,
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.eo b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.eo
index e9e0fe10e6..7ba7c3f990 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.eo
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_icon.eo
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class Elm_Icon (Elm_Image)
       Evas.Object_Smart.del;
       Elm_Widget.theme_apply;
       Elm_Image.memfile.set;
-      Elm_Image.sizing_eval;
       Efl.File.file.set;
    }
    events {