diff --git a/F-Droid/res/layout/applistitem.xml b/F-Droid/res/layout/applistitem.xml
index 6504b21cf..1be74e505 100644
--- a/F-Droid/res/layout/applistitem.xml
+++ b/F-Droid/res/layout/applistitem.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     android:baselineAligned="false"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" >
 
-    <!-- Actual icon size is dependent on preferences and set in AppListAdapater.java:layoutIcon() -->
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/icon"
         android:contentDescription="@string/app_icon"
diff --git a/F-Droid/res/values/dimens.xml b/F-Droid/res/values/dimens.xml
index d556a8974..e57eb563d 100644
--- a/F-Droid/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/F-Droid/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
 
-    <dimen name="applist_icon_normal_size">48dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="applist_icon_compact_size">32dp</dimen>
-
     <dimen name="layout_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="material_listitem_height">48dp</dimen>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/F-Droid/res/xml/preferences.xml b/F-Droid/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 38acc7f38..b47d4e089 100644
--- a/F-Droid/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/F-Droid/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
             android:key="language"
             android:defaultValue=""
             android:entryValues="@array/languageValues" />
-        <CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/compactlayout"
-            android:defaultValue="false"
-            android:key="compactlayout"/>
         <ListPreference android:title="@string/theme"
             android:key="theme"
             android:defaultValue="light"
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
index c193b8906..3440aa1f0 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     public static final String PREF_ROOTED = "rooted";
     public static final String PREF_INCOMP_VER = "incompatibleVersions";
     public static final String PREF_THEME = "theme";
-    public static final String PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT = "compactlayout";
     public static final String PREF_IGN_TOUCH = "ignoreTouchscreen";
     public static final String PREF_CACHE_APK = "cacheDownloaded";
     public static final String PREF_UNSTABLE_UPDATES = "unstableUpdates";
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     public static final String PREF_FIRST_TIME = "firstTime";
     public static final String PREF_POST_PRIVILEGED_INSTALL = "postPrivilegedInstall";
 
-    private static final boolean DEFAULT_COMPACT_LAYOUT = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_ROOTED = true;
     private static final int DEFAULT_UPD_HISTORY = 14;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_PRIVILEGED_INSTALLER = false;
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_FIRST_TIME = true;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_POST_PRIVILEGED_INSTALL = false;
 
-    private boolean compactLayout = DEFAULT_COMPACT_LAYOUT;
     private boolean filterAppsRequiringRoot = DEFAULT_ROOTED;
 
     private final Map<String, Boolean> initialized = new HashMap<>();
@@ -187,14 +184,6 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean hasCompactLayout() {
-        if (!isInitialized(PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT)) {
-            initialize(PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT);
-            compactLayout = preferences.getBoolean(PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT, DEFAULT_COMPACT_LAYOUT);
-        }
-        return compactLayout;
-    }
-
     public void registerCompactLayoutChangeListener(ChangeListener listener) {
         compactLayoutListeners.add(listener);
     }
@@ -256,11 +245,6 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
         uninitialize(key);
 
         switch (key) {
-            case PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT:
-                for (ChangeListener listener : compactLayoutListeners)  {
-                    listener.onPreferenceChange();
-                }
-                break;
             case PREF_ROOTED:
                 for (ChangeListener listener : filterAppsRequiringRootListeners) {
                     listener.onPreferenceChange();
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/AppListAdapter.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/AppListAdapter.java
index 563a411a0..88e2be14e 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/AppListAdapter.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/AppListAdapter.java
@@ -90,12 +90,9 @@ public abstract class AppListAdapter extends CursorAdapter {
     private void setupView(Context context, View view, Cursor cursor, ViewHolder holder) {
         final App app = new App(cursor);
 
-        boolean compact = Preferences.get().hasCompactLayout();
-
         holder.name.setText(app.name);
         holder.summary.setText(app.summary);
 
-        layoutIcon(holder.icon, compact);
         ImageLoader.getInstance().displayImage(app.iconUrl, holder.icon,
             displayImageOptions);
 
@@ -138,19 +135,4 @@ public abstract class AppListAdapter extends CursorAdapter {
 
         return installedVersionString;
     }
-
-    private void layoutIcon(ImageView icon, boolean compact) {
-        int size = (int) mContext.getResources().getDimension(compact
-            ? R.dimen.applist_icon_compact_size
-            : R.dimen.applist_icon_normal_size);
-
-        LinearLayout.LayoutParams params =
-            (LinearLayout.LayoutParams) icon.getLayoutParams();
-
-        params.height = size;
-        params.width = size;
-
-        icon.setLayoutParams(params);
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferencesFragment.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferencesFragment.java
index f89b1a401..2365e169c 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferencesFragment.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferencesFragment.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class PreferencesFragment extends PreferenceFragment
         Preferences.PREF_ROOTED,
         Preferences.PREF_INCOMP_VER,
         Preferences.PREF_THEME,
-        Preferences.PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT,
         Preferences.PREF_IGN_TOUCH,
         Preferences.PREF_LOCAL_REPO_NAME,
         Preferences.PREF_LANGUAGE,
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@ public class PreferencesFragment extends PreferenceFragment
                 textSummary(key, R.string.update_history_summ);
                 break;
 
-            case Preferences.PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT:
-                checkSummary(key, R.string.compactlayout_on);
-                break;
-
             case Preferences.PREF_THEME:
                 entrySummary(key);
                 if (changing) {