diff --git a/data/images/Makefile.am b/data/images/Makefile.am
index ed991c226..e23613012 100644
--- a/data/images/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/images/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ files_DATA = \
 button_in.png \
 button_out.png \
 e.png \
-error_bg.png \
-pointer.png \
-pointer_mono.png
+error_bg.png
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(files_DATA)
diff --git a/data/images/pointer.png b/data/images/pointer.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 634323053..000000000
Binary files a/data/images/pointer.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/data/images/pointer_mono.png b/data/images/pointer_mono.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 207685601..000000000
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