diff --git a/imports/Spectral/Panel/RoomListPanel.qml b/imports/Spectral/Panel/RoomListPanel.qml
index 9bcd0f639..dcd62c4d4 100644
--- a/imports/Spectral/Panel/RoomListPanel.qml
+++ b/imports/Spectral/Panel/RoomListPanel.qml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Item {
 
         connection: controller.connection
 
-        onNewMessage: if (!window.active && MSettings.showNotification) spectralController.postNotification(roomId, eventId, roomName, senderName, text, icon, iconPath)
+        onNewMessage: if (!window.active && MSettings.showNotification) spectralController.postNotification(roomId, eventId, roomName, senderName, text, icon)
     }
 
     SortFilterProxyModel {
diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index 4c87a9790..c600a4a72 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -234,10 +234,9 @@ void Controller::playAudio(QUrl localFile) {
 void Controller::postNotification(const QString& roomId, const QString& eventId,
                                   const QString& roomName,
                                   const QString& senderName,
-                                  const QString& text, const QImage& icon,
-                                  const QUrl& iconPath) {
+                                  const QString& text, const QImage& icon) {
   notificationsManager.postNotification(roomId, eventId, roomName, senderName,
-                                        text, icon, iconPath);
+                                        text, icon);
 }
 
 int Controller::dpi() {
diff --git a/src/controller.h b/src/controller.h
index 0300c7837..32fc031e7 100644
--- a/src/controller.h
+++ b/src/controller.h
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ class Controller : public QObject {
   void playAudio(QUrl localFile);
   void postNotification(const QString& roomId, const QString& eventId,
                         const QString& roomName, const QString& senderName,
-                        const QString& text, const QImage& icon,
-                        const QUrl& iconPath);
+                        const QString& text, const QImage& icon);
 };
 
 #endif  // CONTROLLER_H
diff --git a/src/notifications/manager.h b/src/notifications/manager.h
index b55eac294..011571383 100644
--- a/src/notifications/manager.h
+++ b/src/notifications/manager.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class NotificationsManager : public QObject {
 
   void postNotification(const QString &roomId, const QString &eventId,
                         const QString &roomName, const QString &senderName,
-                        const QString &text, const QImage &icon, const QUrl &iconPath);
+                        const QString &text, const QImage &icon);
 
  signals:
   void notificationClicked(const QString roomId, const QString eventId);
diff --git a/src/notifications/managerlinux.cpp b/src/notifications/managerlinux.cpp
index 3a09b0861..cd5c7d0a6 100644
--- a/src/notifications/managerlinux.cpp
+++ b/src/notifications/managerlinux.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ NotificationsManager::NotificationsManager(QObject *parent)
 
 void NotificationsManager::postNotification(
     const QString &roomid, const QString &eventid, const QString &roomname,
-    const QString &sender, const QString &text, const QImage &icon,
-    const QUrl &iconPath) {
+    const QString &sender, const QString &text, const QImage &icon) {
   uint id = showNotification(roomname, sender + ": " + text, icon);
   notificationIds[id] = roomEventId{roomid, eventid};
 }
diff --git a/src/notifications/managermac.mm b/src/notifications/managermac.mm
index 2ddc939ae..782be1f29 100644
--- a/src/notifications/managermac.mm
+++ b/src/notifications/managermac.mm
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ NotificationsManager::postNotification(
                 const QString &roomName,
                 const QString &senderName,
                 const QString &text,
-                const QImage &icon,
-                const QUrl &iconPath)
+                const QImage &icon)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(roomId);
     Q_UNUSED(eventId);
     Q_UNUSED(icon);
-    Q_UNUSED(iconPath);
 
     NSUserNotification * notif = [[NSUserNotification alloc] init];
 
diff --git a/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp b/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp
index 70d943c70..b6bf61ab3 100644
--- a/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp
+++ b/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ NotificationsManager::NotificationsManager(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {}
 
 void NotificationsManager::postNotification(
     const QString &room_id, const QString &event_id, const QString &room_name,
-    const QString &sender, const QString &text, const QImage &icon,
-    const QUrl &iconPath) {
+    const QString &sender, const QString &text, const QImage &icon) {
   Q_UNUSED(room_id)
   Q_UNUSED(event_id)
   Q_UNUSED(icon)
@@ -65,9 +64,6 @@ void NotificationsManager::postNotification(
   templ.setTextField(QString("%1").arg(text).toStdWString(),
                      WinToastTemplate::SecondLine);
 
-  templ.setImagePath(
-      reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t *>(QDir::toNativeSeparators(iconPath.toLocalFile()).utf16()));
-
   count++;
   CustomHandler *customHandler = new CustomHandler(count, this);
   notificationIds[count] = roomEventId{room_id, event_id};
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
index 6247f4b47..01696d2fa 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,7 @@ void RoomListModel::connectRoomSignals(SpectralRoom* room) {
             emit newMessage(
                 room->id(), event->id(), room->displayName(),
                 sender->displayname(), utils::eventToString(*event),
-                room->avatar(128),
-                QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(
-                                        QStandardPaths::CacheLocation) +
-                                    "/avatar/" + _url.authority() + '_' +
-                                    _url.fileName() + ".png"));
+                room->avatar(128));
           });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.h b/src/roomlistmodel.h
index 40b0f049d..9da486d49 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.h
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class RoomListModel : public QAbstractListModel {
   void roomAdded(SpectralRoom* room);
   void newMessage(const QString& roomId, const QString& eventId,
                   const QString& roomName, const QString& senderName,
-                  const QString& text, const QImage& icon, const QUrl& iconPath);
+                  const QString& text, const QImage& icon);
 };
 
 #endif  // ROOMLISTMODEL_H