diff --git a/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp b/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
index 4300e2c54..ab685afcd 100644
--- a/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
@@ -115,12 +115,9 @@ AccountSettings::AccountSettings(QWidget *parent) :
     slotAccountChanged(AccountManager::instance()->account(), 0);
 
     FolderMan *folderMan = FolderMan::instance();
-    connect(folderMan, SIGNAL(folderSyncStateChange(QString)),
-             this, SLOT(slotSyncStateChange(QString)));
     connect(folderMan, SIGNAL(folderListLoaded(Folder::Map)),
             this, SLOT(setFolderList(Folder::Map)));
     setFolderList(FolderMan::instance()->map());
-    slotSyncStateChange();
 }
 
 void AccountSettings::slotAccountChanged(Account *newAccount, Account *oldAccount)
@@ -790,7 +787,6 @@ void AccountSettings::slotAccountStateChanged(int state)
         foreach (Folder *folder, folderMan->map().values()) {
             slotUpdateFolderState(folder);
         }
-        slotSyncStateChange();
         if (state == Account::Connected) {
             QString user;
             if (AbstractCredentials *cred = _account->credentials()) {
@@ -816,21 +812,6 @@ void AccountSettings::slotAccountStateChanged(int state)
     }
 }
 
-void AccountSettings::slotSyncStateChange(const QString& alias)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(alias);
-
-    QIcon icon;
-    if (_account && _account->state() == Account::Connected) {
-        FolderMan *folderMan = FolderMan::instance();
-        SyncResult state = folderMan->accountStatus(folderMan->map().values());
-        icon = Theme::instance()->syncStateIcon(state.status());
-    } else {
-        icon = Theme::instance()->folderOfflineIcon();
-    }
-    emit accountIconChanged(icon);
-}
-
 AccountSettings::~AccountSettings()
 {
     delete ui;
diff --git a/src/gui/accountsettings.h b/src/gui/accountsettings.h
index 1be0af7e8..f6c8fb1a0 100644
--- a/src/gui/accountsettings.h
+++ b/src/gui/accountsettings.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ signals:
     void openProtocol();
     void openFolderAlias( const QString& );
     void infoFolderAlias( const QString& );
-    void accountIconChanged( const QIcon& );
 
 public slots:
     void slotFolderActivated( const QModelIndex& );
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ public slots:
     void slotDoubleClicked( const QModelIndex& );
     void slotSetProgress(const QString& folder, const Progress::Info& progress);
     void slotButtonsSetEnabled();
-    void slotSyncStateChange(const QString& alias = QString());
 
     void slotUpdateQuota( qint64,qint64 );
     void slotIgnoreFilesEditor();
diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index 550faa067..94e2a3fb5 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(ownCloudGui *gui, QWidget *parent) :
     connect(group, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), SLOT(slotSwitchPage(QAction*)));
 
     connect( _accountSettings, SIGNAL(folderChanged()), gui, SLOT(slotFoldersChanged()));
-    connect( _accountSettings, SIGNAL(accountIconChanged(QIcon)), SLOT(slotUpdateAccountIcon(QIcon)));
     connect( _accountSettings, SIGNAL(openFolderAlias(const QString&)),
              gui, SLOT(slotFolderOpenAction(QString)));