diff --git a/cmake/linux/LinuxDeploy.cmake b/cmake/linux/LinuxDeploy.cmake
index 448090bd87d..86bd73f957d 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/LinuxDeploy.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linux/LinuxDeploy.cmake
@@ -147,12 +147,6 @@ foreach(_lib IN LISTS LIBS)
 	endif()
 endforeach()
 
-# Ensure lmms.png is in the root of AppDir or the else:
-#  1. "linuxdeploy" invokes "appimagetool" which reads "Icon=lmms" from "lmms.desktop"
-#  2. "appimagetool" deploys ".DirIcon" symlinking to "lmms.svg" symlinking to ".../scalable/apps/lmms.svg"
-#  3.  las -- for reasons unknown -- causes erradic thumbnail behavior
-file(COPY "${APP}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/${lmms}.png" DESTINATION "${APP}/")
-
 # Call linuxdeploy
 message(STATUS "Calling ${LINUXDEPLOY_BIN} --appdir \"${APP}\" ... [... libraries].")
 execute_process(COMMAND "${LINUXDEPLOY_BIN}"