diff --git a/.kde-ci.yml b/.kde-ci.yml
index 1528e158b..7fbfa54cb 100644
--- a/.kde-ci.yml
+++ b/.kde-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Dependencies:
       'frameworks/qqc2-desktop-style': '@latest-kf6'
       'frameworks/kio': '@latest-kf6'
       'frameworks/kwindowsystem': '@latest-kf6'
-      'frameworks/kstatusnotifieritem': '@latest-kf6'
   - 'on': ['Linux', 'FreeBSD']
     'require':
       'frameworks/kdbusaddons': '@latest-kf6'
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5648c0a3..8233c05f8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if(ANDROID)
     )
 else()
     find_package(Qt6 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} COMPONENTS Widgets)
-    find_package(KF6 ${KF_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS QQC2DesktopStyle KIO WindowSystem StatusNotifierItem)
+    find_package(KF6 ${KF_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS QQC2DesktopStyle KIO WindowSystem)
     find_package(KF6SyntaxHighlighting ${KF_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED)
     set_package_properties(KF6QQC2DesktopStyle PROPERTIES
         TYPE RUNTIME
diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ec13ae1d..ac4bc702d 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -171,12 +171,7 @@ ecm_add_app_icon(NEOCHAT_ICON ICONS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/128-logo.png)
 target_sources(neochat-app PRIVATE ${NEOCHAT_ICON})
 
 if(NOT ANDROID)
-    if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
-        target_sources(neochat PRIVATE trayicon_sni.cpp trayicon_sni.h)
-        target_link_libraries(neochat PRIVATE KF6::StatusNotifierItem)
-    else()
-        target_sources(neochat PRIVATE trayicon.cpp trayicon.h)
-    endif()
+    target_sources(neochat PRIVATE trayicon.cpp trayicon.h)
     target_link_libraries(neochat PUBLIC KF6::WindowSystem)
     target_compile_definitions(neochat PUBLIC -DHAVE_WINDOWSYSTEM)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/app/controller.cpp b/src/app/controller.cpp
index c08083b0c..93f0b99c6 100644
--- a/src/app/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/app/controller.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@
 #include "proxycontroller.h"
 #include "roommanager.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+#if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
 #include "trayicon.h"
-#elif !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
-#include "trayicon_sni.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_KUNIFIEDPUSH
diff --git a/src/app/trayicon_sni.cpp b/src/app/trayicon_sni.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ff44afbcb..000000000
--- a/src/app/trayicon_sni.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@kde.org>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-#include "trayicon_sni.h"
-#include <KWindowSystem>
-
-#include "windowcontroller.h"
-
-using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
-
-TrayIcon::TrayIcon(QObject *parent)
-    : KStatusNotifierItem(parent)
-{
-    setCategory(KStatusNotifierItem::ItemCategory::Communications);
-    setIconByName(u"org.kde.neochat.tray"_s);
-
-    connect(&WindowController::instance(), &WindowController::windowChanged, this, [this] {
-        setAssociatedWindow(WindowController::instance().window());
-    });
-}
-
-void TrayIcon::show()
-{
-    setStatus(Active);
-}
-
-void TrayIcon::hide()
-{
-    setStatus(Passive);
-}
-
-#include "moc_trayicon_sni.cpp"
diff --git a/src/app/trayicon_sni.h b/src/app/trayicon_sni.h
deleted file mode 100644
index eb1fe008d..000000000
--- a/src/app/trayicon_sni.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@kde.org>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <KStatusNotifierItem>
-
-/**
- * @class TrayIcon
- *
- * A class inheriting KStatusNotifierItem to provide a tray icon.
- *
- * @sa KStatusNotifierItem
- */
-class TrayIcon : public KStatusNotifierItem
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    explicit TrayIcon(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-
-    /**
-     * @brief Show the tray icon.
-     */
-    void show();
-
-    /**
-     * @brief Hide the tray icon.
-     */
-    void hide();
-};