diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 174a19e8d..259aaf556 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -701,14 +701,12 @@
 				$site_url = $rss->channel["link"];
 			}
 
-			if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_ICONS', $owner_uid, false)) {	
-				if (defined('DAEMON_EXTENDED_DEBUG') || $_REQUEST['xdebug']) {
-					_debug("update_rss_feed: checking favicon...");
-				}
-
-				check_feed_favicon($site_url, $feed, $link);
+			if (defined('DAEMON_EXTENDED_DEBUG') || $_REQUEST['xdebug']) {
+				_debug("update_rss_feed: checking favicon...");
 			}
 
+			check_feed_favicon($site_url, $feed, $link);
+
 			if (!$registered_title || $registered_title == "[Unknown]") {
 
 				if ($use_simplepie) {
@@ -1681,10 +1679,7 @@
 		print $color_str; */
 
 		print "<li id=\"FEEDR-$feed_id\" class=\"$class\">";
-		if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_ICONS')) {
-			print "$feed_icon";
-		}
-
+		print "$feed_icon";
 		print "<span $rtl_tag id=\"FEEDN-$feed_id\">$feed</span>";
 
 		if ($unread != 0) {
diff --git a/mobile/classic/functions.php b/mobile/classic/functions.php
index c7acba79e..bd61bbfd2 100644
--- a/mobile/classic/functions.php
+++ b/mobile/classic/functions.php
@@ -296,10 +296,7 @@
 		$feed = "<a href=\"?go=vf&id=$feed_id\">$feed_title</a>";
 
 		print "<li class=\"$class\">";
-		if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_ICONS')) {
-			print "$feed_icon";
-		}
-
+		print "$feed_icon";
 		print "<span $rtl_tag>$feed</span> ";
 
 		if ($unread != 0) {
diff --git a/modules/pref-feeds.php b/modules/pref-feeds.php
index dc3553d10..b10679776 100644
--- a/modules/pref-feeds.php
+++ b/modules/pref-feeds.php
@@ -1295,9 +1295,7 @@
 				print "<tr class=\"title\">
 					<td width='5%' align='center'>&nbsp;</td>";
 
-				if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_ICONS')) {
-					print "<td width='3%'>&nbsp;</td>";
-				}
+				print "<td width='3%'>&nbsp;</td>";
 
 				print "<td width='60%'><a href=\"javascript:updateFeedList('title')\">".__('Title')."</a></td>";
 
@@ -1354,9 +1352,7 @@
 					print "<tr class=\"title\">
 						<td width='5%'>&nbsp;</td>";
 
-					if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_ICONS')) {
-						print "<td width='3%'>&nbsp;</td>";
-					}
+					print "<td width='3%'>&nbsp;</td>";
 
 					print "<td width='60%'><a href=\"javascript:updateFeedList('title')\">".__('Title')."</a></td>";
 
@@ -1389,9 +1385,7 @@
 
 				$onclick = "onclick='editFeed($feed_id)' title='".__('Click to edit')."'";
 
-				if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_ICONS')) {
-					print "<td $onclick class='feedIcon'>$feed_icon</td>";		
-				}
+				print "<td $onclick class='feedIcon'>$feed_icon</td>";		
 
 				if ($last_error) {
 					$edit_title = "<span class=\"feed_error\">$edit_title</span>";
diff --git a/modules/pref-prefs.php b/modules/pref-prefs.php
index a55d78f9f..5105f3573 100644
--- a/modules/pref-prefs.php
+++ b/modules/pref-prefs.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		$subop = $_REQUEST["subop"];
 
 		$prefs_blacklist = array("HIDE_FEEDLIST", "SYNC_COUNTERS", "ENABLE_LABELS",
-			"ENABLE_SEARCH_TOOLBAR", "HIDE_READ_FEEDS");
+			"ENABLE_SEARCH_TOOLBAR", "HIDE_READ_FEEDS", "ENABLE_FEED_ICONS");
 
 		$profile_blacklist = array("ALLOW_DUPLICATE_POSTS", "PURGE_OLD_DAYS", 
 			"PURGE_UNREAD_ARTICLES", "DIGEST_ENABLE", "DIGEST_CATCHUP",