diff --git a/data/game_config.cfg b/data/game_config.cfg
index 21ee70291c1..9a53fddd367 100644
--- a/data/game_config.cfg
+++ b/data/game_config.cfg
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
     [images]
         game_title="maps/wesnoth.png"
         game_logo="misc/logo.png"
-        game_icon="wesnoth-icon-small.png"
 
         moved_orb="misc/orb-moved.png"
         unmoved_orb="misc/orb-unmoved.png"
diff --git a/images/wesnoth-icon-small.png b/images/game-icon.png
similarity index 100%
rename from images/wesnoth-icon-small.png
rename to images/game-icon.png
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index c8e3401bf8f..a5be31f534c 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -536,8 +536,13 @@ bool game_controller::init_video()
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	//NOTE will use the hardcoded icon, game_config is not ready yet
-	image::set_wm_icon();
+#if !(defined(__APPLE__))
+	surface icon(image::get_image("game-icon.png", image::UNSCALED));
+	if(icon != NULL) {
+		///must be called after SDL_Init() and before setting video mode
+		::SDL_WM_SetIcon(icon,NULL);
+	}
+#endif
 
 	std::pair<int,int> resolution;
 	int bpp = 0;
@@ -598,10 +603,6 @@ bool game_controller::init_config(const bool force)
 	const config &cfg = game_config().child("game_config");
 	game_config::load_config(cfg ? &cfg : NULL);
 
-	//the game_config icon may be different from the hardcoded one
-	//FIXME SDL seems to segfault when setting twice the same icon
-	//image::set_wm_icon();
-
 	hotkey::deactivate_all_scopes();
 	hotkey::set_scope_active(hotkey::SCOPE_GENERAL);
 	hotkey::set_scope_active(hotkey::SCOPE_GAME);
diff --git a/src/game_config.cpp b/src/game_config.cpp
index 21a82d8dd05..892406235e4 100644
--- a/src/game_config.cpp
+++ b/src/game_config.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ namespace game_config
 			default_defeat_music;
 
 	namespace images {
-	//NOTE hardcode game_icon because used before that game_config is ready
-	std::string game_icon = "wesnoth-icon-small.png",
-			game_title,
+	std::string game_title,
 			game_logo,
 			// orbs and hp/xp bar
 			moved_orb,
@@ -186,7 +184,6 @@ namespace game_config
 
 		if(const config &i = v.child("images")){
 			using namespace game_config::images;
-			game_icon = i["game_icon"].str();
 			game_title = i["game_title"].str();
 			game_logo = i["game_logo"].str();
 
diff --git a/src/game_config.hpp b/src/game_config.hpp
index e902ddd60ad..e0f90bc131c 100644
--- a/src/game_config.hpp
+++ b/src/game_config.hpp
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ namespace game_config
 			default_defeat_music;
 
 	namespace images {
-	extern std::string game_icon,
-			game_title,
+	extern std::string game_title,
 			game_logo,
 			// orbs and hp/xp bar
 			moved_orb,
diff --git a/src/image.cpp b/src/image.cpp
index 0d3fb8c6c21..8561e8f1ddf 100644
--- a/src/image.cpp
+++ b/src/image.cpp
@@ -879,16 +879,6 @@ manager::~manager()
 	flush_cache();
 }
 
-void set_wm_icon()
-{
-#if !(defined(__APPLE__))
-	surface icon(get_image(game_config::images::game_icon,UNSCALED));
-	if(icon != NULL) {
-		::SDL_WM_SetIcon(icon,NULL);
-	}
-#endif
-}
-
 SDL_PixelFormat last_pixel_format;
 
 void set_pixel_format(SDL_PixelFormat* format)
diff --git a/src/image.hpp b/src/image.hpp
index c67d0e0f8df..34d314fe133 100644
--- a/src/image.hpp
+++ b/src/image.hpp
@@ -165,11 +165,6 @@ namespace image {
 		~manager();
 	};
 
-	///function to set the program's icon to the window manager.
-	///must be called after SDL_Init() is called, but before setting the
-	///video mode
-	void set_wm_icon();
-
 	///will make all scaled images have these rgb values added to all
 	///their pixels. i.e. add a certain color hint to images. useful
 	///for representing day/night. Invalidates all scaled images.