diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py b/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
index cbde91b17..9356bc284 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
@@ -105,25 +105,8 @@ def build_icon(icon):
             ButtonIcon.addPixmap(
                 QtGui.QPixmap(icon), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
         else:
-            if len(icon) > 2:
-                ButtonIcon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap.fromImage(QtGui.QImage(icon)),
-                    QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-            else:
-                #lets build a Icon from text
-                pmap = QtGui.QPixmap(u':/pages/slide.png')
-                painter = QtGui.QPainter(pmap)
-                painter.setPen(QtGui.QColor(QtGui.QColor.black))
-                font = QtGui.QFont()
-                font.setFamily(u'Arial')
-                font.setBold(True)
-                font.setPointSize(12)
-                painter.setFont(font)
-                metrics = QtGui.QFontMetrics(font)
-                painter.drawText(5, 3 + metrics.ascent(), icon)
-                painter.end()
-                ButtonIcon.addPixmap(
-                    pmap, QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-
+            ButtonIcon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap.fromImage(QtGui.QImage(icon)),
+                QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
     elif isinstance(icon, QtGui.QImage):
         ButtonIcon = QtGui.QIcon()
         ButtonIcon.addPixmap(