diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_icon.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_icon.cc
index 11b37264c2..0191d39582 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_icon.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/cairo_icon.cc
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ CairoIcon::set_fg (uint32_t color)
 void
 CairoIcon::render (cairo_t* cr , cairo_rectangle_t* area)
 {
-	const double scale = UI::instance()->ui_scale;
-	int width = get_width() * scale;
-	int height = get_height () * scale;
+	int width = get_width();
+	int height = get_height ();
 
 	ArdourIcon::render (cr, icon_type, width, height, Off, fg);
 }
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
index 3ec7817edc..c2210bba93 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ using namespace PBD;
 using std::map;
 
 UI*   UI::theGtkUI = 0;
-float UI::ui_scale = 1.0;
 
 BaseUI::RequestType Gtkmm2ext::NullMessage = BaseUI::new_request_type();
 BaseUI::RequestType Gtkmm2ext::ErrorMessage = BaseUI::new_request_type();
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
index 6a66d0f302..1ee972c5a5 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ public:
 	sigc::signal<void> theme_changed;
 
 	static bool just_hide_it (GdkEventAny *, Gtk::Window *);
-	static float ui_scale;
 
 	Gtkmm2ext::Bindings* global_bindings;