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diff --git a/js/slideshow.js b/js/slideshow.js
index d135390bf2..2373a32a3e 100644
--- a/js/slideshow.js
+++ b/js/slideshow.js
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@
 
 				this._initControlsAutoFader();
 
-				// Replace all Owncloud svg images with png images for ancient browsers
-				if (!OC.Util.hasSVGSupport()) {
-					OC.Util.replaceSVG(this.$el);
-				}
-
 				// Only modern browsers can manipulate history
 				if (history && history.pushState) {
 					// Stop the slideshow when backing out.
diff --git a/js/thumbnail.js b/js/thumbnail.js
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--- a/js/thumbnail.js
+++ b/js/thumbnail.js
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ function Thumbnail (fileId, square) {
 		},
 
 		/**
-		 * Returns the link to the media type icon
-		 *
-		 * Modern browsers get an SVG, older ones a PNG
+		 * Returns the link to the SVG media type icon
 		 *
 		 * @param mimeType
 		 *
@@ -168,9 +166,6 @@ function Thumbnail (fileId, square) {
 		 */
 		_getMimeIcon: function (mimeType) {
 			var icon = OC.MimeType.getIconUrl(mimeType);
-			if (Gallery.ieVersion !== false) {
-				icon = icon.substr(0, icon.lastIndexOf(".")) + ".png";
-			}
 			return icon;
 		},