diff --git a/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp b/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
index b3080d31..6a10bc03 100644
--- a/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
+++ b/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
@@ -912,8 +912,6 @@ QHash<QByteArray, QVariant> KFileItemModelRolesUpdater::rolesData(const KFileIte
         data.insert("type", item.mimeComment());
     }
 
-    data.insert("iconOverlays", item.overlays());
-
     return data;
 }