diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 3cfc13aa9..abee985c8 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ def run_daemon(accounts_data_dir: str,
     httpd.full_width_tl_button_header = full_width_tl_button_header
 
     # whether to show icons in the header (eg calendar) as buttons
-    httpd.icons_as_buttons = icons_as_buttons
+    httpd.icons_as_buttons = False
 
     # whether to show the RSS icon at the top or the bottom of the timeline
     httpd.rss_icon_at_top = rss_icon_at_top
diff --git a/daemon_get.py b/daemon_get.py
index d16982ea5..33c4efe42 100644
--- a/daemon_get.py
+++ b/daemon_get.py
@@ -2981,7 +2981,7 @@ def daemon_http_get(self) -> None:
                 '/users/' + nickname + '/' + self.server.default_timeline
             show_publish_as_icon = self.server.show_publish_as_icon
             rss_icon_at_top = self.server.rss_icon_at_top
-            icons_as_buttons = self.server.icons_as_buttons
+            icons_as_buttons = False
             default_timeline = self.server.default_timeline
             access_keys = self.server.access_keys
             if self.server.key_shortcuts.get(nickname):
@@ -3026,7 +3026,7 @@ def daemon_http_get(self) -> None:
                 access_keys = self.server.key_shortcuts[nickname]
             timeline_path = \
                 '/users/' + nickname + '/' + self.server.default_timeline
-            icons_as_buttons = self.server.icons_as_buttons
+            icons_as_buttons = False
             default_timeline = self.server.default_timeline
             shared_items_domains = \
                 self.server.shared_items_federated_domains
diff --git a/daemon_post_profile.py b/daemon_post_profile.py
index 327e56d6c..2fd46268a 100644
--- a/daemon_post_profile.py
+++ b/daemon_post_profile.py
@@ -1444,8 +1444,7 @@ def _profile_post_remove_custom_font(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                 get_config_param(base_dir, 'showPublishAsIcon')
             self.server.full_width_tl_button_header = \
                 get_config_param(base_dir, 'fullWidthTimelineButtonHeader')
-            self.server.icons_as_buttons = \
-                get_config_param(base_dir, 'iconsAsButtons')
+            self.server.icons_as_buttons = False
             self.server.rss_icon_at_top = \
                 get_config_param(base_dir, 'rssIconAtTop')
             self.server.publish_button_at_top = \
@@ -2617,8 +2616,7 @@ def _profile_post_theme_change(base_dir: str, nickname: str,
                     get_config_param(base_dir, 'showPublishAsIcon')
                 self.server.full_width_tl_button_header = \
                     get_config_param(base_dir, 'fullWidthTlButtonHeader')
-                self.server.icons_as_buttons = \
-                    get_config_param(base_dir, 'iconsAsButtons')
+                self.server.icons_as_buttons = False
                 self.server.rss_icon_at_top = \
                     get_config_param(base_dir, 'rssIconAtTop')
                 self.server.publish_button_at_top = \
diff --git a/daemon_post_theme.py b/daemon_post_theme.py
index 6900b7a40..48409ea96 100644
--- a/daemon_post_theme.py
+++ b/daemon_post_theme.py
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ def theme_designer_edit(self, calling_domain: str, cookie: str,
             self.server.show_publish_as_icon = True
         else:
             self.server.show_publish_as_icon = False
-    if 'icons-as-buttons' in theme_designer_params:
-        if theme_designer_params['icons-as-buttons'].lower() == 'true':
-            self.server.icons_as_buttons = True
-        else:
-            self.server.icons_as_buttons = False
     if 'full-width-timeline-buttons' in theme_designer_params:
         theme_value = theme_designer_params['full-width-timeline-buttons']
         if theme_value.lower() == 'true':
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 5cfc5cd6b..73d583254 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -4159,10 +4159,7 @@ def _command_options() -> None:
     if show_publish_as_icon is not None:
         argb.show_publish_as_icon = bool(show_publish_as_icon)
 
-    icons_as_buttons = \
-        get_config_param(base_dir, 'iconsAsButtons')
-    if icons_as_buttons is not None:
-        argb.icons_as_buttons = bool(icons_as_buttons)
+    icons_as_buttons = False
 
     rss_icon_at_top = \
         get_config_param(base_dir, 'rssIconAtTop')