diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
index 5a3f93a81f9..2f12471cf22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
@@ -31,15 +31,12 @@
 
 #include "qbsproject.h"
 
-#include <coreplugin/fileiconprovider.h>
-#include <qtsupport/qtsupportconstants.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <qbs.h>
 
 #include <QDir>
-#include <QStyle>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers:
@@ -48,24 +45,6 @@
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
-QIcon generateIcon()
-{
-    const QSize desiredSize = QSize(16, 16);
-    const QIcon projectBaseIcon(QString::fromLatin1(QtSupport::Constants::ICON_QT_PROJECT));
-    const QPixmap projectPixmap = Core::FileIconProvider::overlayIcon(QStyle::SP_DirIcon,
-                                                                      projectBaseIcon,
-                                                                      desiredSize);
-
-    QIcon result;
-    result.addPixmap(projectPixmap);
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-QIcon QbsProjectNode::m_projectIcon = generateIcon();
-QIcon QbsProductNode::m_productIcon = generateIcon();
-QIcon QbsGroupNode::m_groupIcon = generateIcon();
-
 class FileTreeNode {
 public:
     FileTreeNode(const QString &n, FileTreeNode *p = 0) :
@@ -269,7 +248,6 @@ QbsGroupNode::QbsGroupNode(const qbs::GroupData *grp, const QString &productPath
     QbsBaseProjectNode(QString()),
     m_group(0)
 {
-    setIcon(m_groupIcon);
     setGroup(grp, productPath);
 }
 
@@ -390,7 +368,6 @@ QbsProductNode::QbsProductNode(const qbs::ProductData *prd) :
     QbsBaseProjectNode(prd->location().fileName),
     m_product(0)
 {
-    setIcon(m_productIcon);
     setProduct(prd);
 }
 
@@ -460,7 +437,6 @@ QbsProjectNode::QbsProjectNode(const QString &projectFile) :
     QbsBaseProjectNode(projectFile),
     m_project(0), m_projectData(0)
 {
-    setIcon(m_projectIcon);
     addFileNodes(QList<ProjectExplorer::FileNode *>()
                  << new ProjectExplorer::FileNode(projectFile, ProjectExplorer::ProjectFileType, false), this);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
index 88e06e8f5be..5cbdef311e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <api/projectdata.h>
 
-#include <QIcon>
-
 namespace qbs { class Project; }
 
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
@@ -124,8 +122,6 @@ private:
 
     const qbs::GroupData *m_group;
     QString m_productPath;
-
-    static QIcon m_groupIcon;
 };
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -148,7 +144,6 @@ private:
     QbsGroupNode *findGroupNode(const QString &name);
 
     const qbs::ProductData *m_product;
-    static QIcon m_productIcon;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -173,7 +168,6 @@ private:
 
     const qbs::Project *m_project;
     const qbs::ProjectData *m_projectData;
-    static QIcon m_projectIcon;
 };
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QbsProjectManager