diff --git a/data/guake.glade b/data/guake.glade
index c8f531250..1d0f7ffba 100644
--- a/data/guake.glade
+++ b/data/guake.glade
@@ -409,19 +409,6 @@
             <property name="events">GDK_EXPOSURE_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_MOTION_MASK | GDK_BUTTON1_MOTION_MASK | GDK_BUTTON2_MOTION_MASK | GDK_BUTTON3_MOTION_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_KEY_PRESS_MASK | GDK_KEY_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY_MASK | GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK | GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE_MASK | GDK_STRUCTURE_MASK | GDK_PROPERTY_CHANGE_MASK | GDK_VISIBILITY_NOTIFY_MASK | GDK_PROXIMITY_IN_MASK | GDK_PROXIMITY_OUT_MASK | GDK_SUBSTRUCTURE_MASK | GDK_SCROLL_MASK</property>
             <property name="extension_events">all</property>
             <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
-            <child>
-              <widget class="GtkImage" id="image1">
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                <property name="stock">gtk-missing-image</property>
-              </widget>
-              <packing>
-                <property name="expand">False</property>
-                <property name="fill">False</property>
-                <property name="padding">6</property>
-                <property name="position">0</property>
-              </packing>
-            </child>
             <child>
               <widget class="GtkEventBox" id="event-tabs">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/src/guake/guake_app.py b/src/guake/guake_app.py
index a160b12d4..7ddce08aa 100644
--- a/src/guake/guake_app.py
+++ b/src/guake/guake_app.py
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ def __init__(self):
             menu.prepend(show)
             self.tray_icon.set_menu(menu)
 
-        # adding images from a different path.
-        ipath = pixmapfile('guake.png')
-        self.get_widget('image1').set_from_file(ipath)
         # important widgets
         self.window = self.get_widget('window-root')
         self.mainframe = self.get_widget('mainframe')