diff --git a/source/modes/dmenu.c b/source/modes/dmenu.c
index 276153021..d6a0189e4 100644
--- a/source/modes/dmenu.c
+++ b/source/modes/dmenu.c
@@ -715,9 +715,6 @@ static cairo_surface_t *dmenu_get_icon(const Mode *sw,
   if (dr->icon_name == NULL) {
     return NULL;
   }
-  if (dr->icon_fetch_uid > 0 && dr->icon_fetch_size == height) {
-    return rofi_icon_fetcher_get(dr->icon_fetch_uid);
-  }
   uint32_t uid = dr->icon_fetch_uid =
       rofi_icon_fetcher_query(dr->icon_name, height);
   dr->icon_fetch_size = height;
diff --git a/source/modes/filebrowser.c b/source/modes/filebrowser.c
index 545322958..6f7122f24 100644
--- a/source/modes/filebrowser.c
+++ b/source/modes/filebrowser.c
@@ -609,9 +609,6 @@ static cairo_surface_t *_get_icon(const Mode *sw, unsigned int selected_line,
       (FileBrowserModePrivateData *)mode_get_private_data(sw);
   g_return_val_if_fail(pd->array != NULL, NULL);
   FBFile *dr = &(pd->array[selected_line]);
-  if (dr->icon_fetch_uid > 0 && dr->icon_fetch_size == height) {
-    return rofi_icon_fetcher_get(dr->icon_fetch_uid);
-  }
   if (rofi_icon_fetcher_file_is_image(dr->path)) {
     dr->icon_fetch_uid = rofi_icon_fetcher_query(dr->path, height);
   } else if (dr->type == RFILE) {
diff --git a/source/modes/recursivebrowser.c b/source/modes/recursivebrowser.c
index d84e0c2f6..67528b62f 100644
--- a/source/modes/recursivebrowser.c
+++ b/source/modes/recursivebrowser.c
@@ -445,9 +445,6 @@ static cairo_surface_t *_get_icon(const Mode *sw, unsigned int selected_line,
       (FileBrowserModePrivateData *)mode_get_private_data(sw);
   g_return_val_if_fail(pd->array != NULL, NULL);
   FBFile *dr = &(pd->array[selected_line]);
-  if (dr->icon_fetch_uid > 0 && dr->icon_fetch_size == height) {
-    return rofi_icon_fetcher_get(dr->icon_fetch_uid);
-  }
   if (rofi_icon_fetcher_file_is_image(dr->path)) {
     dr->icon_fetch_uid = rofi_icon_fetcher_query(dr->path, height);
   } else if (dr->type == RFILE) {