diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html
index e129868cb9..0dbafe4895 100644
--- a/Documentation.html
+++ b/Documentation.html
@@ -2302,9 +2302,6 @@ setfacl -d -m "g:www-data:rwx" tmp
         <a href="#faq6_27">format string expansion</a>.
     </dd>
 
-    <dt id="cfg_MainPageIconic">$cfg['MainPageIconic'] boolean</dt>
-    <dd>Uses icons on main page in lists and menu tabs.</dd>
-
     <dt id="cfg_ReplaceHelpImg">$cfg['ReplaceHelpImg'] boolean</dt>
     <dd>Shows a help button instead of the &quot;Documentation&quot; message.
     </dd>
diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index 4d550e6155..bf7d007cc1 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -1772,9 +1772,8 @@ function PMA_generate_html_tab($tab, $url_params = array(), $base_dir = '')
         $tab['link'] .= $tab['fragment'];
     }
 
-    // display icon, even if iconic is disabled but the link-text is missing
-    if (($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic'] || empty($tab['text']))
-        && isset($tab['icon'])
+    // display icon
+    if (isset($tab['icon'])
     ) {
         // avoid generating an alt tag, because it only illustrates
         // the text that follows and if browser does not display
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index 0d388fa8aa..874a5ed87d 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -2527,13 +2527,6 @@ $cfg['TitleServer'] = '@HTTP_HOST@ / @VSERVER@ | @PHPMYADMIN@';
  */
 $cfg['TitleDefault'] = '@HTTP_HOST@ | @PHPMYADMIN@';
 
-/**
- * show icons in list on main page and on menu tabs (true|false)?
- *
- * @global boolean $cfg['MainPageIconic']
- */
-$cfg['MainPageIconic'] = true;
-
 /**
  * show help button instead of Documentation text (true|false)?
  *
diff --git a/libraries/config/messages.inc.php b/libraries/config/messages.inc.php
index c4050f2054..416ed28674 100644
--- a/libraries/config/messages.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/config/messages.inc.php
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ $strConfigLoginCookieValidity_desc = __('Define how long (in seconds) a login co
 $strConfigLoginCookieValidity_name = __('Login cookie validity');
 $strConfigLongtextDoubleTextarea_desc = __('Double size of textarea for LONGTEXT columns');
 $strConfigLongtextDoubleTextarea_name = __('Bigger textarea for LONGTEXT');
-$strConfigMainPageIconic_name = __('Use icons on main page');
 $strConfigMaxCharactersInDisplayedSQL_desc = __('Maximum number of characters used when a SQL query is displayed');
 $strConfigMaxCharactersInDisplayedSQL_name = __('Maximum displayed SQL length');
 $strConfigMaxDbList_cmt = __('Users cannot set a higher value');
diff --git a/libraries/config/setup.forms.php b/libraries/config/setup.forms.php
index 714f9e4f97..70fd17e750 100644
--- a/libraries/config/setup.forms.php
+++ b/libraries/config/setup.forms.php
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ $forms['Left_frame']['Left_tables'] = array(
     'ShowTooltip',
     'ShowTooltipAliasTB');
 $forms['Main_frame']['Startup'] = array(
-    'MainPageIconic',
     'ShowCreateDb' => ':group',
         'SuggestDBName',
         ':group:end',
diff --git a/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php b/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php
index 1b3e286b19..a8a0f7a46d 100644
--- a/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php
+++ b/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ $forms['Left_frame']['Left_tables'] = array(
     'ShowTooltip',
     'ShowTooltipAliasTB');
 $forms['Main_frame']['Startup'] = array(
-    'MainPageIconic',
     'ShowCreateDb' => ':group',
         'SuggestDBName',
         ':group:end',
diff --git a/libraries/navigation_header.inc.php b/libraries/navigation_header.inc.php
index 24f2f78eb7..21f74e2dbb 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation_header.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation_header.inc.php
@@ -55,57 +55,34 @@ if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['LeftDisplayLogo']) {
 <?php
     echo '<a href="main.php?' . $query_url . '"'
         .' title="' . __('Home') . '">'
-        .($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']
-            ? PMA_getImage('b_home.png', __('Home'))
-            : __('Home'))
+        . PMA_getImage('b_home.png', __('Home'))
         .'</a>' . "\n";
     // if we have chosen server
     if ($server != 0) {
         // Logout for advanced authentication
         if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['auth_type'] != 'config') {
-            echo ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic'] ? '' : ' - ');
             echo '<a href="index.php?' . $query_url . '&amp;old_usr='
                 .urlencode($PHP_AUTH_USER) . '" target="_parent"'
                 .' title="' . __('Log out') . '" >'
-                .($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']
-                    ? PMA_getImage('s_loggoff.png', __('Log out'))
-                    : __('Log out'))
+                . PMA_getImage('s_loggoff.png', __('Log out'))
                 .'</a>' . "\n";
         } // end if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['auth_type'] != 'config'
 
         $anchor = 'querywindow.php?' . PMA_generate_common_url($db, $table);
 
-        if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']) {
-            $query_frame_link_text = PMA_getImage('b_selboard.png', __('Query window'));
-        } else {
-            echo '<br />' . "\n";
-            $query_frame_link_text = __('Query window');
-        }
         echo '<a href="' . $anchor . '&amp;no_js=true"'
             .' title="' . __('Query window') . '"';
         echo ' onclick="if (window.parent.open_querywindow()) return false;"';
-        echo '>' . $query_frame_link_text . '</a>' . "\n";
+        echo '>' . PMA_getImage('b_selboard.png', __('Query window')) . '</a>' . "\n";
     } // end if ($server != 0)
 
     echo '    <a href="Documentation.html" target="documentation"'
         .' title="' . __('phpMyAdmin documentation') . '" >';
 
-    if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']) {
-        echo PMA_getImage('b_docs.png', __('phpMyAdmin documentation'));
-    } else {
-        echo '<br />' . __('phpMyAdmin documentation');
-    }
+    echo PMA_getImage('b_docs.png', __('phpMyAdmin documentation'));
     echo '</a>';
 
-    $documentation_link = PMA_showMySQLDocu('', '', true);
-    if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']) {
-        echo $documentation_link . "\n";
-    } else {
-        preg_match('/<a[^>]*>/', $documentation_link, $matches);
-        $link = $matches[0];
-        echo substr($link, 0, strlen($link) - 1) . ' title="' . __('Documentation') . '" >'
-            . '<br />' . __('Documentation') . '</a>';
-    }
+    echo PMA_showMySQLDocu('', '', true) . "\n";
 
     $params = array('uniqid' => uniqid());
     if (!empty($GLOBALS['db'])) {
@@ -113,11 +90,7 @@ if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['LeftDisplayLogo']) {
     }
     echo '<a href="navigation.php?' . PMA_generate_common_url($params)
         . '" title="' . __('Reload navigation frame') . '" target="frame_navigation">';
-    if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']) {
-        echo PMA_getImage('s_reload.png', __('Reload navigation frame'));
-    } else {
-        echo '<br />' . __('Reload navigation frame');
-    }
+    echo PMA_getImage('s_reload.png', __('Reload navigation frame'));
     echo '</a>';
 
 echo '</div>' . "\n";
diff --git a/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php b/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php
index 497b28ed11..73588a4d35 100644
--- a/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function PMA_userprefs_redirect(array $forms, array $old_settings, $file_name, $
             array_diff_assoc($old_settings, $new_settings)
             + array_diff_assoc($new_settings, $old_settings)
         );
-        $check_keys = array('NaturalOrder', 'MainPageIconic', 'DefaultTabDatabase',
+        $check_keys = array('NaturalOrder', 'DefaultTabDatabase',
             'Server/hide_db', 'Server/only_db');
         $check_keys = array_merge(
             $check_keys, $forms['Left_frame']['Left_frame'],
diff --git a/server_binlog.php b/server_binlog.php
index adfa9a39f1..db5313d774 100644
--- a/server_binlog.php
+++ b/server_binlog.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if (empty($_REQUEST['dontlimitchars'])) {
  * Displays the sub-page heading
  */
 echo '<h2>' . "\n"
-   . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic'] ? PMA_getImage('s_tbl.png') : '')
+   . PMA_getImage('s_tbl.png')
    . '    ' . __('Binary log') . "\n"
    . '</h2>' . "\n";
 
diff --git a/server_collations.php b/server_collations.php
index 2d2a67b78b..5ce7643d74 100644
--- a/server_collations.php
+++ b/server_collations.php
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ require 'libraries/server_links.inc.php';
  * Displays the sub-page heading
  */
 echo '<h2>' . "\n"
-   . '    ' . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']
-    ? PMA_getImage('s_asci.png')
-    : '')
+   . '    ' .  PMA_getImage('s_asci.png')
    . '' . __('Character Sets and Collations') . "\n"
    . '</h2>' . "\n";
 
diff --git a/server_databases.php b/server_databases.php
index 7b6fd7ca7c..57ae0edfc0 100644
--- a/server_databases.php
+++ b/server_databases.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if ((isset($_REQUEST['drop_selected_dbs']) || isset($_REQUEST['query_type']))
             if ($mult_btn == __('Yes')) {
                 $number_of_databases = count($selected);
             } else {
-                $number_of_databases = 0; 
+                $number_of_databases = 0;
             }
             $message = PMA_Message::success(_ngettext('%1$d database has been dropped successfully.', '%1$d databases have been dropped successfully.', $number_of_databases));
             $message->addParam($number_of_databases);
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ require 'libraries/server_links.inc.php';
  * Displays the sub-page heading
  */
 echo '<h2>' . "\n"
-   . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']
-      ? PMA_getImage('s_db.png')
-      : '')
+   . PMA_getImage('s_db.png')
    . ($dbstats ? __('Databases statistics') : __('Databases')) . "\n"
    .'</h2>' . "\n";
 
diff --git a/server_engines.php b/server_engines.php
index 81d0bdbcbe..19e484a0bb 100644
--- a/server_engines.php
+++ b/server_engines.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if (empty($_REQUEST['engine'])
      * Displays the sub-page heading
      */
     echo '<h2>' . "\n"
-       . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic'] ? PMA_getImage('b_engine.png') : '')
+       . PMA_getImage('b_engine.png')
        . "\n" . __('Storage Engines') . "\n"
        . '</h2>' . "\n";
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ if (empty($_REQUEST['engine'])
 
     $engine_plugin = PMA_StorageEngine::getEngine($_REQUEST['engine']);
     echo '<h2>' . "\n"
-       . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic'] ? PMA_getImage('b_engine.png') : '')
+       . PMA_getImage('b_engine.png')
        . '    ' . htmlspecialchars($engine_plugin->getTitle()) . "\n"
        . '    ' . PMA_showMySQLDocu('', $engine_plugin->getMysqlHelpPage()) . "\n"
        . '</h2>' . "\n\n";
diff --git a/server_plugins.php b/server_plugins.php
index 0b836b946f..26fec2fe11 100644
--- a/server_plugins.php
+++ b/server_plugins.php
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ require 'libraries/server_links.inc.php';
  * Displays the sub-page heading
  */
 echo '<h2>' . "\n"
-   . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']
-        ? '<img class="icon" src="' . $pmaThemeImage . 'b_engine.png"'
-            .' width="16" height="16" alt="" />' : '')
+   . PMA_getImage('b_engine.png')
    . "\n" . __('Plugins') . "\n"
    . '</h2>' . "\n";
 
@@ -91,10 +89,8 @@ pma_theme_image = '<?php echo $GLOBALS['pmaThemeImage']; ?>';
             <caption class="tblHeaders">
                 <a class="top" href="#serverinfo"><?php
                     echo __('Begin');
-                    echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']
-                        ? '<img src="' . $GLOBALS['pmaThemeImage'] .
-                            's_asc.png" width="11" height="9" align="middle" alt="" />'
-                        : ''; ?></a>
+                    echo PMA_getImage('s_asc.png');
+                    ?></a>
                 <?php echo htmlspecialchars($plugin_type); ?>
             </caption>
             <thead>
diff --git a/server_status.php b/server_status.php
index c35ae5a7bc..be4f8ac748 100644
--- a/server_status.php
+++ b/server_status.php
@@ -786,9 +786,7 @@ require 'libraries/server_links.inc.php';
 /**
  * Displays the sub-page heading
  */
-if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']) {
-    echo PMA_getImage('s_status.png');
-}
+echo PMA_getImage('s_status.png');
 
 echo __('Runtime Information');
 
diff --git a/server_synchronize.php b/server_synchronize.php
index 029202e494..68a859a24a 100644
--- a/server_synchronize.php
+++ b/server_synchronize.php
@@ -1222,11 +1222,7 @@ if (! isset($_REQUEST['submit_connect'])
 /**
 * Displays the sub-page heading
 */
-    echo '<h2>' . ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']
-    ? PMA_getImage('s_sync.png')
-    : '')
-    . __('Synchronize')
-    .'</h2>';
+    echo '<h2>' . PMA_getImage('s_sync.png') . __('Synchronize') .'</h2>';
 
     echo  '<div id="serverstatus">
     <form name="connection_form" id="connection_form" method="post" action="server_synchronize.php"
diff --git a/server_variables.php b/server_variables.php
index d21e3acc82..c5abf25de5 100644
--- a/server_variables.php
+++ b/server_variables.php
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ require 'libraries/server_links.inc.php';
 /**
  * Displays the sub-page heading
  */
-echo '<h2>' . "\n"
-   . ($cfg['MainPageIconic'] ? PMA_getImage('s_vars.png') : '')
+echo '<h2>' . PMA_getImage('s_vars.png')
    . '' . __('Server variables and settings') . "\n"
    . PMA_showMySQLDocu('server_system_variables', 'server_system_variables')
    . '</h2>' . "\n";
diff --git a/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php b/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php
index e83d33bd75..683e382359 100644
--- a/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php
+++ b/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php
@@ -1267,7 +1267,6 @@ div#queryboxcontainer div#bookmarkoptions {
 /* END main page */
 
 
-<?php if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']) { ?>
 /* iconic view for ul items */
 li#li_create_database {
     list-style-image: url(<?php echo $_SESSION['PMA_Theme']->getImgPath(); ?>b_newdb.png);
@@ -1349,7 +1348,6 @@ li#li_user_preferences {
     list-style-image: url(<?php echo $_SESSION['PMA_Theme']->getImgPath(); ?>b_tblops.png);
 }
 /* END iconic view for ul items */
-<?php } /* end if $GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic'] */ ?>
 
 
 #body_browse_foreigners {
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php
index d32fbc3e89..f5e4cd071b 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php
@@ -1655,7 +1655,6 @@ div#queryboxcontainer div#bookmarkoptions {
 /* END main page */
 
 
-<?php if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic']) { ?>
 /* iconic view for ul items */
 li#li_create_database {
     list-style-image: url(<?php echo $_SESSION['PMA_Theme']->getImgPath(); ?>b_newdb.png);
@@ -1737,7 +1736,6 @@ li#li_user_preferences {
     list-style-image: url(<?php echo $_SESSION['PMA_Theme']->getImgPath(); ?>b_tblops.png);
 }
 /* END iconic view for ul items */
-<?php } /* end if $GLOBALS['cfg']['MainPageIconic'] */ ?>
 
 
 #body_browse_foreigners {