diff --git a/src/plugins/classview/classview.pro b/src/plugins/classview/classview.pro
index b5d89be118e..6d709d18f5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/classview/classview.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/classview/classview.pro
@@ -24,6 +24,3 @@ SOURCES += \
     classviewsymbollocation.cpp \
     classviewtreeitemmodel.cpp \
     classviewutils.cpp
-
-RESOURCES += \
-    classview.qrc
diff --git a/src/plugins/classview/classview.qbs b/src/plugins/classview/classview.qbs
index d564800f117..bc22d5ce687 100644
--- a/src/plugins/classview/classview.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/classview/classview.qbs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ QtcPlugin {
     Depends { name: "TextEditor" }
 
     files: [
-        "classview.qrc",
         "classviewconstants.h",
         "classviewmanager.cpp", "classviewmanager.h",
         "classviewnavigationwidget.cpp", "classviewnavigationwidget.h",
diff --git a/src/plugins/classview/classview.qrc b/src/plugins/classview/classview.qrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 189357bc0be..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/classview/classview.qrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<RCC>
-    <qresource prefix="/classview">
-        <file>images/hierarchicalmode.png</file>
-    </qresource>
-</RCC>
diff --git a/src/plugins/classview/classviewnavigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/classview/classviewnavigationwidget.cpp
index 2499f968c22..bd8d72776a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/classview/classviewnavigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/classview/classviewnavigationwidget.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include "classviewconstants.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/find/itemviewfind.h>
+
+#include <cplusplus/Icons.h>
+
 #include <utils/navigationtreeview.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ QList<QToolButton *> NavigationWidget::createToolButtons()
         // create a button
         fullProjectsModeButton = new QToolButton();
         fullProjectsModeButton->setIcon(
-                QIcon(QLatin1String(":/classview/images/hierarchicalmode.png")));
+                    CPlusPlus::Icons::iconForType(CPlusPlus::Icons::ClassIconType));
         fullProjectsModeButton->setCheckable(true);
         fullProjectsModeButton->setToolTip(tr("Show Subprojects"));
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/classview/images/hierarchicalmode.png b/src/plugins/classview/images/hierarchicalmode.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 88432d2cb10..00000000000
Binary files a/src/plugins/classview/images/hierarchicalmode.png and /dev/null differ