diff --git a/bin/Win32-VisualStudio/irrlicht.ico b/bin/Win32-VisualStudio/irrlicht.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index 49f8eab..0000000
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diff --git a/bin/Win32-gcc/irrlicht.ico b/bin/Win32-gcc/irrlicht.ico
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceWin32.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceWin32.cpp
index 3fc0cd9..39044d2 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceWin32.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceWin32.cpp
@@ -814,9 +814,6 @@ CIrrDeviceWin32::CIrrDeviceWin32(const SIrrlichtCreationParameters& params)
 		wcex.lpszClassName	= ClassName;
 		wcex.hIconSm		= 0;
 
-		// if there is an icon, load it
-		wcex.hIcon = (HICON)LoadImageW(hInstance, L"irrlicht.ico", IMAGE_ICON, 0,0, LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_DEFAULTSIZE);
-
 		RegisterClassExW(&wcex);
 
 		// calculate client size