diff --git a/src/gpm-idle.c b/src/gpm-idle.c
index 33d251c..63db354 100644
--- a/src/gpm-idle.c
+++ b/src/gpm-idle.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
 struct GpmIdlePrivate
 {
-	GtkStatusIcon	*status_icon;
 	EggIdletime	*idletime;
 	GpmLoad		*load;
 	GpmSession	*session;
@@ -96,38 +95,14 @@ gpm_idle_mode_to_text (GpmIdleMode mode)
 }
 
 /**
- * gpm_idle_mode_to_icon_name:
- **/
-static const gchar *
-gpm_idle_mode_to_icon_name (GpmIdleMode mode)
-{
-	if (mode == GPM_IDLE_MODE_BLANK)
-		return "view-fullscreen";
-	if (mode == GPM_IDLE_MODE_SLEEP)
-		return "system-log-out";
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/**
  * gpm_idle_set_mode:
  * @mode: The new mode, e.g. GPM_IDLE_MODE_SLEEP
  **/
 static void
 gpm_idle_set_mode (GpmIdle *idle, GpmIdleMode mode)
 {
-	const gchar *icon_name;
-
 	g_return_if_fail (GPM_IS_IDLE (idle));
 
-	/* debug */
-	icon_name = gpm_idle_mode_to_icon_name (mode);
-	if (icon_name != NULL) {
-		gtk_status_icon_set_from_icon_name (idle->priv->status_icon, icon_name);
-		gtk_status_icon_set_visible (idle->priv->status_icon, TRUE);
-	} else {
-		gtk_status_icon_set_visible (idle->priv->status_icon, FALSE);
-	}
-
 	if (mode != idle->priv->mode) {
 		idle->priv->mode = mode;
 		egg_debug ("Doing a state transition: %s", gpm_idle_mode_to_text (mode));
@@ -233,7 +208,6 @@ gpm_idle_evaluate (GpmIdle *idle)
 				   /* TRANSLATORS: is the screen idle or awake */
 				   idle->priv->x_idle ? _("screen idle") : _("screen awake"),
 				   nag_message);
-	gtk_status_icon_set_tooltip_text (idle->priv->status_icon, tooltip);
 	g_free (tooltip);
 
 	/* check we are really idle */
@@ -429,9 +403,6 @@ gpm_idle_finalize (GObject *object)
 	if (idle->priv->timeout_sleep_id != 0)
 		g_source_remove (idle->priv->timeout_sleep_id);
 
-	/* for debugging */
-	g_object_unref (idle->priv->status_icon);
-
 	g_object_unref (idle->priv->load);
 	g_object_unref (idle->priv->session);
 
@@ -490,9 +461,6 @@ gpm_idle_init (GpmIdle *idle)
 	g_signal_connect (idle->priv->idletime, "reset", G_CALLBACK (gpm_idle_idletime_reset_cb), idle);
 	g_signal_connect (idle->priv->idletime, "alarm-expired", G_CALLBACK (gpm_idle_idletime_alarm_expired_cb), idle);
 
-	/* only used for debugging */
-	idle->priv->status_icon = gtk_status_icon_new ();
-
 	gpm_idle_evaluate (idle);
 }