diff --git a/src/core/context/contextsimulator.h b/src/core/context/contextsimulator.h
index fff8056dd..6f8d639c4 100644
--- a/src/core/context/contextsimulator.h
+++ b/src/core/context/contextsimulator.h
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ namespace swift::core::context
         //! Is available simulator simulating? Returns false if no simulator is available
         bool isSimulatorSimulating() const;
 
-        //! Icon representing the model
-        virtual swift::misc::CPixmap iconForModel(const QString &modelString) const = 0;
-
         //! Get mapping messages
         virtual swift::misc::CStatusMessageList
         getMatchingMessages(const swift::misc::aviation::CCallsign &callsign) const = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorempty.h b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorempty.h
index da733cb80..938086a49 100644
--- a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorempty.h
+++ b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorempty.h
@@ -288,14 +288,6 @@ namespace swift::core::context
             return swift::misc::physical_quantities::CTime();
         }
 
-        //! \copydoc IContextSimulator::iconForModel
-        virtual swift::misc::CPixmap iconForModel(const QString &modelString) const override
-        {
-            Q_UNUSED(modelString)
-            logEmptyContextWarning(Q_FUNC_INFO);
-            return swift::misc::CPixmap();
-        }
-
         //! \copydoc IContextSimulator::followAircraft
         virtual bool followAircraft(const swift::misc::aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override
         {
diff --git a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
index ea1050b73..ebbe27601 100644
--- a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
@@ -967,18 +967,6 @@ namespace swift::core::context
         }
     }
 
-    CPixmap CContextSimulator::iconForModel(const QString &modelString) const
-    {
-        if (!m_simulatorPlugin.second || m_simulatorPlugin.first.isUnspecified()) { return CPixmap(); }
-
-        // load from file
-        CStatusMessage msg;
-        const CAircraftModel model(this->getModelSet().findFirstByModelStringAliasOrDefault(modelString));
-        const CPixmap pm(model.loadIcon(msg));
-        if (!msg.isEmpty()) { CLogMessage::preformatted(msg); }
-        return pm;
-    }
-
     CStatusMessageList CContextSimulator::getMatchingMessages(const CCallsign &callsign) const
     {
         if (isDebugEnabled()) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategories::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << callsign; }
diff --git a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h
index 16f3083e6..30ca653fb 100644
--- a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h
+++ b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ namespace swift::core
             virtual swift::misc::CStatusMessageList
             getInterpolationMessages(const swift::misc::aviation::CCallsign &callsign) const override;
 
-            //! \copydoc swift::core::context::IContextSimulator::iconForModel
-            virtual swift::misc::CPixmap iconForModel(const QString &modelString) const override;
-
             //! \copydoc swift::core::context::IContextSimulator::followAircraft
             virtual bool followAircraft(const swift::misc::aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override;
 
diff --git a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp
index f88b2ed2c..71083adef 100644
--- a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp
@@ -300,11 +300,6 @@ namespace swift::core::context
         return m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<int>(QLatin1String("checkListeners"));
     }
 
-    CPixmap CContextSimulatorProxy::iconForModel(const QString &modelString) const
-    {
-        return m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<CPixmap>(QLatin1String("iconForModel"), modelString);
-    }
-
     bool CContextSimulatorProxy::followAircraft(const CCallsign &callsign)
     {
         return m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<bool>(QLatin1String("followAircraft"), callsign);
diff --git a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h
index c28cc97b4..22545faec 100644
--- a/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h
+++ b/src/core/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ namespace swift::core
             //! \copydoc swift::core::context::IContextSimulator::getTimeSynchronizationOffset
             virtual swift::misc::physical_quantities::CTime getTimeSynchronizationOffset() const override;
 
-            //! \copydoc swift::core::context::IContextSimulator::iconForModel
-            virtual swift::misc::CPixmap iconForModel(const QString &modelString) const override;
-
             //! \copydoc swift::core::context::IContextSimulator::followAircraft
             virtual bool followAircraft(const swift::misc::aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp b/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
index 0e09cd491..36daf90ea 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
                 &CMappingComponent::onModelsUpdateRequested);
         connect(ui->tvp_AircraftModels, &CAircraftModelView::modelDataChanged, this,
                 &CMappingComponent::onRowCountChanged);
-        connect(ui->tvp_AircraftModels, &CAircraftModelView::clicked, this, &CMappingComponent::onModelSelectedInView);
         connect(ui->tvp_AircraftModels, &CAircraftModelView::requestTempDisableModelsForMatching, this,
                 &CMappingComponent::onTempDisableModelsForMatchingRequested);
 
@@ -259,21 +258,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
         ui->completer_ModelStrings->setModel(simAircraft.getModel());
     }
 
-    void CMappingComponent::onModelSelectedInView(const QModelIndex &index)
-    {
-        const CAircraftModel model = ui->tvp_AircraftModels->at(index);
-        ui->completer_ModelStrings->setModel(model);
-
-        if (ui->cb_AircraftIconDisplayed->isChecked())
-        {
-            const QString modelString(model.getModelString());
-            const CPixmap pm = sGui->getIContextSimulator()->iconForModel(modelString);
-            if (pm.isNull()) { this->closeOverlay(); }
-            else { this->showOverlayImage(pm); }
-        }
-        else { this->onModelPreviewChanged(Qt::Unchecked); }
-    }
-
     CCallsign CMappingComponent::validateRenderedCallsign()
     {
         const QString cs = ui->le_Callsign->text().trimmed();
diff --git a/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.h b/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.h
index 89c6a7817..ddc328345 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/mappingcomponent.h
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ namespace swift::gui
             //! Aircraft selected (in view)
             void onAircraftSelectedInView(const QModelIndex &index);
 
-            //! Model selected (in view)
-            void onModelSelectedInView(const QModelIndex &index);
-
             //! Save changed aircraft
             void onSaveAircraft();
 
diff --git a/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp b/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp
index bf158c7b9..da1440d8a 100644
--- a/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp
@@ -96,15 +96,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::menus
                 }
             }
 
-            if (m_messageFrame && !model.getIconFile().isEmpty())
-            {
-                added = true;
-                menuActions.addMenuSimulator();
-                m_iconAction =
-                    menuActions.addAction(m_iconAction, CIcons::appAircraft16(), "Display icon",
-                                          CMenuAction::pathSimulator(), { this, &CShowSimulatorFileMenu::displayIcon });
-            }
-
             if (added) { menuActions.addSeparator(CMenuAction::pathSimulator()); }
         }
         this->nestedCustomMenu(menuActions);
@@ -131,18 +122,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::menus
         }
     }
 
-    void CShowSimulatorFileMenu::displayIcon()
-    {
-        const CAircraftModelView *mv = modelView();
-        if (!mv->hasSingleSelectedRow()) { return; }
-        const CAircraftModel model(mv->selectedObject());
-        if (model.getIconFile().isEmpty()) { return; }
-        CStatusMessage msg(this);
-        const CPixmap pm(model.loadIcon(msg));
-        if (msg.isSuccess()) { m_messageFrame->showOverlayImage(pm); }
-        else { CLogMessage::preformatted(msg); }
-    }
-
     void CShowSimulatorFileMenu::startModelConverterX()
     {
         if (!CModelConverterX::supportsModelConverterX()) { return; }
diff --git a/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.h b/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.h
index 218804f87..24eefff6e 100644
--- a/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.h
+++ b/src/gui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ namespace swift::gui
 
         private:
             void showSimulatorFile(); //!< simulator file
-            void displayIcon(); //!< aircraft icon if any
             void startModelConverterX(); //!< show in model converter X
 
             swift::gui::COverlayMessagesFrame *m_messageFrame = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/gui/models/aircraftmodellistmodel.cpp b/src/gui/models/aircraftmodellistmodel.cpp
index 47b608c16..9d6f69bab 100644
--- a/src/gui/models/aircraftmodellistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/models/aircraftmodellistmodel.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::models
             m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("filename", CAircraftModel::IndexFileName));
             m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("file ts.", "file timestamp",
                                                         CAircraftModel::IndexFileTimestampFormattedYmdhms));
-            m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("icon", CAircraftModel::IndexIconPath));
             m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("version", CAircraftModel::IndexVersion));
             m_columns.addColumn(CColumn::standardString("changed", CAircraftModel::IndexUtcTimestampFormattedYmdhms));
 
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.cpp b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.cpp
index 374eacd9b..8e7d31f69 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
         case IndexSupportedParts: return QVariant(m_supportedParts);
         case IndexFileTimestamp: return QVariant::fromValue(this->getFileTimestamp());
         case IndexFileTimestampFormattedYmdhms: return QVariant::fromValue(this->getFormattedFileTimestampYmdhms());
-        case IndexIconPath: return QVariant(m_iconFile);
         case IndexAircraftIcaoCode: return m_aircraftIcao.propertyByIndex(index.copyFrontRemoved());
         case IndexLivery: return m_livery.propertyByIndex(index.copyFrontRemoved());
         case IndexCallsign: return m_callsign.propertyByIndex(index.copyFrontRemoved());
@@ -308,7 +307,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
         case IndexDescription: m_description = variant.toString(); break;
         case IndexSimulatorInfo: m_simulator.setPropertyByIndex(index.copyFrontRemoved(), variant); break;
         case IndexName: m_name = variant.toString(); break;
-        case IndexIconPath: m_iconFile = variant.toString(); break;
         case IndexCG: m_cg.setPropertyByIndex(index.copyFrontRemoved(), variant); break;
         case IndexSupportedParts: this->setSupportedParts(variant.toString()); break;
         case IndexModelType: m_modelType = variant.value<ModelType>(); break;
@@ -370,7 +368,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
         case IndexCallsign:
             return m_callsign.comparePropertyByIndex(index.copyFrontRemoved(), compareValue.getCallsign());
         case IndexFileName: return m_fileName.compare(compareValue.getFileName(), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-        case IndexIconPath: return m_iconFile.compare(compareValue.getIconFile(), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
         case IndexCG: return m_cg.comparePropertyByIndex(index.copyFrontRemoved(), compareValue.getCG());
         case IndexSupportedParts: return m_supportedParts.compare(compareValue.getSupportedParts());
         case IndexModelTypeAsString:
@@ -556,31 +553,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
         }
     }
 
-    CPixmap CAircraftModel::loadIcon(CStatusMessage &success) const
-    {
-        static const CStatusMessage noIcon(this, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, u"no icon");
-        static const CStatusMessage loaded(this, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, u"icon loaded");
-        if (m_iconFile.isEmpty())
-        {
-            success = noIcon;
-            return CPixmap();
-        }
-        if (!QFile(m_iconFile).exists())
-        {
-            success = noIcon;
-            return CPixmap();
-        }
-
-        QPixmap pm;
-        if (!pm.load(m_iconFile))
-        {
-            success = noIcon;
-            return CPixmap();
-        }
-        success = loaded;
-        return pm;
-    }
-
     const QString &CAircraftModel::liveryStringPrefix()
     {
         static const QString p("swift_");
@@ -688,7 +660,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
     void CAircraftModel::updateByExistingDirectories(const CAircraftModel &otherModel)
     {
         if (otherModel.hasExistingCorrespondingFile()) { this->setFileName(otherModel.getFileName()); }
-        if (otherModel.hasExistingIconFile()) { this->setIconFile(otherModel.getIconFile()); }
     }
 
     bool CAircraftModel::hasQueriedModelString() const
@@ -736,13 +707,11 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
         {
             // other local, priority
             this->setFileName(model.getFileName());
-            this->setIconFile(model.getIconFile());
             return;
         }
 
         // both not local, override empty values
         if (m_fileName.isEmpty()) { this->setFileName(model.getFileName()); }
-        if (m_iconFile.isEmpty()) { this->setIconFile(model.getIconFile()); }
     }
 
     bool CAircraftModel::adjustLocalFileNames(const QString &newModelDir, const QString &stripModelDirIndicator)
@@ -796,13 +765,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
         return (p.contains(path, cs));
     }
 
-    bool CAircraftModel::hasExistingIconFile() const
-    {
-        if (m_iconFile.isEmpty()) { return false; }
-        const QFileInfo fi(m_iconFile);
-        return fi.exists();
-    }
-
     bool CAircraftModel::matchesModelString(const QString &modelString, Qt::CaseSensitivity sensitivity) const
     {
         return stringCompare(modelString, m_modelString, sensitivity);
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.h b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.h
index c87aad0b2..2cc21462c 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.h
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodel.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ namespace swift::misc
                 IndexFileName,
                 IndexFileTimestamp,
                 IndexFileTimestampFormattedYmdhms,
-                IndexIconPath,
                 IndexModelType,
                 IndexModelTypeAsString,
                 IndexModelMode,
@@ -481,15 +480,6 @@ namespace swift::misc
             //! File name
             void setFileName(const QString &fileName) { m_fileName = fileName; }
 
-            //! Icon file representing model
-            const QString &getIconFile() const { return m_iconFile; }
-
-            //! Icon file representing model
-            void setIconFile(const QString &iconFile) { m_iconFile = iconFile; }
-
-            //! Is the icon file existing?
-            bool hasExistingIconFile() const;
-
             //! Get timestamp
             QDateTime getFileTimestamp() const;
 
@@ -508,9 +498,6 @@ namespace swift::misc
             //! Set file timestamp, timestamp and file name
             void setFileDetailsAndTimestamp(const QFileInfo &fileInfo);
 
-            //! Load icon from disk
-            CPixmap loadIcon(CStatusMessage &success) const;
-
             //! File path for DB (absolute paths make no sense in DB)
             void normalizeFileNameForDb();
 
@@ -584,7 +571,6 @@ namespace swift::misc
             QString m_name; //!< Model name
             QString m_description; //!< descriptive text
             QString m_fileName; //!< file name
-            QString m_iconFile; //!< a file representing the aircraft as icon
             QString m_supportedParts; //!< supported parts
             qint64 m_fileTimestamp = -1; //!< file timestamp of originating file (if applicable)
             ModelType m_modelType = TypeUnknown; //!< model string is coming representing ...?
@@ -608,7 +594,6 @@ namespace swift::misc
                 SWIFT_METAMEMBER(name),
                 SWIFT_METAMEMBER(description, 0, DisabledForComparison),
                 SWIFT_METAMEMBER(fileName, 0, DisabledForComparison),
-                SWIFT_METAMEMBER(iconFile, 0, DisabledForComparison),
                 SWIFT_METAMEMBER(fileTimestamp, 0, DisabledForComparison),
                 SWIFT_METAMEMBER(modelType),
                 SWIFT_METAMEMBER(modelMode));
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.cpp b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.cpp
index e029b1ba6..b6ede7cf1 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.cpp
@@ -559,20 +559,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation
         return ac.key(max);
     }
 
-    QString CAircraftModelList::findModelIconPathByModelString(const QString &modelString) const
-    {
-        if (modelString.isEmpty()) { return {}; }
-        const CAircraftModel m(findFirstByModelStringOrDefault(modelString, Qt::CaseInsensitive));
-        return m.getIconFile();
-    }
-
-    QString CAircraftModelList::findModelIconPathByCallsign(const CCallsign &callsign) const
-    {
-        if (callsign.isEmpty()) { return {}; }
-        const CAircraftModel m(findFirstByCallsignOrDefault(callsign));
-        return m.getIconFile();
-    }
-
     CAircraftModelList CAircraftModelList::findModelsWithoutExistingFile() const
     {
         return this->findBy([](const CAircraftModel &model) { return !model.hasExistingCorrespondingFile(); });
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.h b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.h
index 90699ebb0..2fd3c2127 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.h
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.h
@@ -261,12 +261,6 @@ namespace swift::misc
             //! Find by categories
             CAircraftModelList findByCategories(const aviation::CAircraftCategoryList &categories) const;
 
-            //! Model icon path
-            QString findModelIconPathByModelString(const QString &modelString) const;
-
-            //! Model icon path
-            QString findModelIconPathByCallsign(const aviation::CCallsign &callsign) const;
-
             //! Find models where the filename is not set or the file no longer exists
             CAircraftModelList findModelsWithoutExistingFile() const;
 
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.cpp b/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.cpp
index 20c4f8687..09fce8f2a 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fscommon
         model.setName(this->getSimName());
         model.setMSecsSinceEpoch(m_timestampMSecsSinceEpoch); // aircraft.cfg file timestamp
         model.setFileTimestamp(m_timestampMSecsSinceEpoch);
-        model.setIconFile(this->getThumbnailFileNameChecked());
 
         const QString designator(CAircraftIcaoCode::normalizeDesignator(this->getAtcModel()));
         CAircraftIcaoCode aircraft(CAircraftIcaoCode::isValidDesignator(designator) ?
@@ -125,23 +124,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fscommon
         return model;
     }
 
-    QString CAircraftCfgEntries::getThumbnailFileNameGuess() const
-    {
-        if (m_texture.isEmpty()) { return {}; }
-        if (m_fileName.isEmpty()) { return {}; }
-        QString fn = QDir::cleanPath(this->getFileDirectory() + QDir::separator() + "texture." + m_texture +
-                                     QDir::separator() + "thumbnail.jpg");
-        return fn;
-    }
-
-    QString CAircraftCfgEntries::getThumbnailFileNameChecked() const
-    {
-        const QString f(getThumbnailFileNameGuess());
-        if (f.isEmpty()) { return {}; }
-        if (QFile(f).exists()) { return f; }
-        return {};
-    }
-
     QVariant CAircraftCfgEntries::propertyByIndex(swift::misc::CPropertyIndexRef index) const
     {
         if (index.isMyself()) { return QVariant::fromValue(*this); }
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.h b/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.h
index a024b8ba8..ef8b29824 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.h
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/fscommon/aircraftcfgentries.h
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ namespace swift::misc::simulation::fscommon
         //! To aircraft model
         swift::misc::simulation::CAircraftModel toAircraftModel() const;
 
-        //! Thumbnail.jpg path if possible
-        QString getThumbnailFileNameGuess() const;
-
-        //! Thumbnail.jpg path if possible, and checked if file exists
-        //! \remark checks file existence, consider I/O load
-        QString getThumbnailFileNameChecked() const;
-
         //! \copydoc swift::misc::mixin::Index::propertyByIndex
         QVariant propertyByIndex(swift::misc::CPropertyIndexRef index) const;
 
diff --git a/src/misc/simulation/simulatedaircraft.h b/src/misc/simulation/simulatedaircraft.h
index 505d3e50b..7d8ffcd47 100644
--- a/src/misc/simulation/simulatedaircraft.h
+++ b/src/misc/simulation/simulatedaircraft.h
@@ -406,9 +406,6 @@ namespace swift::misc
             //! Difference of network and (rendered) livery code
             QString getNetworkModelLiveryDifference() const;
 
-            //! \copydoc swift::misc::simulation::CAircraftModel::getIconFile
-            const QString &getIconFile() const { return m_models[CurrentModel].getIconFile(); }
-
             //! Get model string
             const QString &getModelString() const { return m_models[CurrentModel].getModelString(); }