diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp
index e3771101b75..526542a6175 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ ActionManager::ActionManager(QObject *parent)
 {
     m_instance = this;
     d = new ActionManagerPrivate;
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
+        QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontShowIconsInMenus);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/command.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/command.cpp
index 3e737290ae3..cdbbe200e3a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/command.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/command.cpp
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ static QString msgActionWarning(QAction *newAction, Id id, QAction *oldAction)
 
 void Action::addOverrideAction(QAction *action, const Context &context, bool scriptable)
 {
-    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
-        action->setIconVisibleInMenu(false);
     // disallow TextHeuristic menu role, because it doesn't work with translations,
     // e.g. QTCREATORBUG-13101
     if (action->menuRole() == QAction::TextHeuristicRole)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp
index 466598129f8..de912d6f2c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ EditorToolBar::EditorToolBar(QWidget *parent) :
 
     d->m_forwardButton->setDefaultAction(d->m_goForwardAction);
 
-    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isMacHost()) {
-        d->m_horizontalSplitAction->setIconVisibleInMenu(false);
-        d->m_verticalSplitAction->setIconVisibleInMenu(false);
-        d->m_splitNewWindowAction->setIconVisibleInMenu(false);
-    }
-
     d->m_splitButton->setIcon(Utils::Icons::SPLIT_HORIZONTAL_TOOLBAR.icon());
     d->m_splitButton->setToolTip(tr("Split"));
     d->m_splitButton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::InstantPopup);