diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4a6248e4be..8f6c1e3edd 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9668,3 +9668,11 @@ Charlie 18 Oct 2007
     
     client/
         hostinfo_unix.C
+
+Rom    18 Oct 2007
+    - TRAY: Remove the icon resource from boinctray.exe
+    
+    clienttray/
+        boinc_tray.h
+        boinc_tray.rc
+        tray_win.cpp
diff --git a/clienttray/boinc_tray.h b/clienttray/boinc_tray.h
index 05374dc872..b53c9079a1 100644
--- a/clienttray/boinc_tray.h
+++ b/clienttray/boinc_tray.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
 // Used by boinc_tray.rc
 //
-#define IDI_MAIN_ICON                   1
 
 // Next default values for new objects
 // 
diff --git a/clienttray/boinc_tray.rc b/clienttray/boinc_tray.rc
index 72f7784e88..fa9510e194 100644
--- a/clienttray/boinc_tray.rc
+++ b/clienttray/boinc_tray.rc
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 #endif //_WIN32
 
 
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Icon
-//
-
-// Icon with lowest ID value placed first to ensure application icon
-// remains consistent on all systems.
-IDI_MAIN_ICON           ICON                    "res\\icon.ico"
-
-
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Version
diff --git a/clienttray/res/icon.ico b/clienttray/res/icon.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bc3437e09..0000000000
Binary files a/clienttray/res/icon.ico and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/clienttray/tray_win.cpp b/clienttray/tray_win.cpp
index 7b86221923..67d24c7e0a 100644
--- a/clienttray/tray_win.cpp
+++ b/clienttray/tray_win.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ INT CBOINCTray::Run( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLi
     if (!hPrevInstance) {
         // Register an appropriate window class for the primary window
         WNDCLASS cls;
-        cls.hCursor        = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
-        cls.hIcon          = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_MAIN_ICON)); 
+        cls.hCursor        = NULL;
+        cls.hIcon          = NULL; 
         cls.lpszMenuName   = NULL;
         cls.lpszClassName  = _T("BOINCTrayWndClass");
         cls.hbrBackground  = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);