diff --git a/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp b/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp
index 8b776c7b..3850e586 100644
--- a/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp
+++ b/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp
@@ -647,56 +647,6 @@ QString KFileItem::comment() const
     return d->m_entry.stringValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_COMMENT);
 }
 
-// TODO: where is this used?
-QPixmap KFileItem::pixmap(int _size, int _state) const
-{
-    if (!d) {
-        return QPixmap();
-    }
-
-    const QString iconName = d->m_entry.stringValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME);
-    if (!iconName.isEmpty()) {
-        return DesktopIcon(iconName, _size, _state);
-    }
-
-    if (!d->m_pMimeType) {
-        // No mimetype determined yet, go for a fast default icon
-        if (S_ISDIR(d->m_fileMode)) {
-            const KMimeType::Ptr mimeType = KMimeType::mimeType("inode/directory");
-            if (mimeType) {
-                return DesktopIcon(mimeType->iconName(), _size, _state);
-            } else {
-                kWarning() << "No mimetype for inode/directory could be found. Check your installation.";
-            }
-        }
-        return DesktopIcon("unknown", _size, _state);
-    }
-
-    KMimeType::Ptr mime;
-    // Use guessed mimetype for the icon
-    if (!d->m_guessedMimeType.isEmpty()) {
-        mime = KMimeType::mimeType(d->m_guessedMimeType);
-    } else {
-        mime = d->m_pMimeType;
-    }
-
-    // Support for gzipped files: extract mimetype of contained file
-    // See also the relevant code in overlays, which adds the zip overlay.
-    if (mime->name() == "application/x-gzip" && d->m_url.fileName().endsWith( QLatin1String(".gz"))) {
-        KUrl sf;
-        sf.setPath(d->m_url.path().left( d->m_url.path().length() - 3));
-        // kDebug() << "subFileName=" << subFileName;
-        mime = KMimeType::findByUrl(sf, 0, !d->m_bIsLocalUrl);
-    }
-
-    QPixmap p = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(mime->iconName(d->m_url), KIconLoader::Desktop, _size, _state);
-    // kDebug() << "finding pixmap for " << d->m_url.url() << " : " << mime->name();
-    if (p.isNull()) {
-        kWarning() << "Pixmap not found for mimetype " << d->m_pMimeType->name();
-    }
-    return p;
-}
-
 bool KFileItem::isReadable() const
 {
     if (!d) {
diff --git a/kio/kio/kfileitem.h b/kio/kio/kfileitem.h
index d400346d..d0c8f62e 100644
--- a/kio/kio/kfileitem.h
+++ b/kio/kio/kfileitem.h
@@ -313,16 +313,6 @@ public:
      */
     QString iconName() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a pixmap representing the file.
-     * @param _size Size for the pixmap in pixels. Zero will return the
-     * globally configured default size.
-     * @param _state The state of the icon: KIconLoader::DefaultState,
-     * KIconLoader::ActiveState or KIconLoader::DisabledState.
-     * @return the pixmap
-     */
-    QPixmap pixmap(int _size, int _state = 0) const;
-
     /**
      * Returns the overlays (bitfield of KIconLoader::*Overlay flags) that are used
      * for this item's pixmap. Overlays are used to show for example, whether
diff --git a/kio/kio/renamedialog.cpp b/kio/kio/renamedialog.cpp
index bab91afc..707d5ae6 100644
--- a/kio/kio/renamedialog.cpp
+++ b/kio/kio/renamedialog.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 
 using namespace KIO;
 
+static const int s_previewsize = KIconLoader::SizeEnormous;
+
 /** @internal */
 class RenameDialog::RenameDialogPrivate
 {
@@ -264,8 +266,8 @@ RenameDialog::RenameDialog(QWidget *parent, const QString & _caption,
         d->m_srcPreview = d->createPixmapWidget(parent);
         d->m_destPreview = d->createPixmapWidget(parent);
 
-        d->m_srcPreview->setMinimumHeight(KIconLoader::SizeEnormous);
-        d->m_destPreview->setMinimumHeight(KIconLoader::SizeEnormous);
+        d->m_srcPreview->setMinimumHeight(s_previewsize);
+        d->m_destPreview->setMinimumHeight(s_previewsize);
 
         d->m_srcPreview->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
         d->m_destPreview->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
@@ -618,14 +620,24 @@ void RenameDialog::showSrcIcon(const KFileItem& fileitem)
 {
     // The preview job failed, show a standard file icon.
     d->m_srcPendingPreview = false;
-    d->m_srcPreview->setPixmap(fileitem.pixmap(d->m_srcPreview->height()));
+    d->m_srcPreview->setPixmap(
+        KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(
+            fileitem.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, s_previewsize, KIconLoader::DefaultState,
+            fileitem.overlays()
+        )
+    );
 }
 
 void RenameDialog::showDestIcon(const KFileItem& fileitem)
 {
     // The preview job failed, show a standard file icon.
     d->m_destPendingPreview = false;
-    d->m_destPreview->setPixmap(fileitem.pixmap(d->m_srcPreview->height()));
+    d->m_destPreview->setPixmap(
+        KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(
+            fileitem.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, s_previewsize, KIconLoader::DefaultState,
+            fileitem.overlays()
+        )
+    );
 }
 
 void RenameDialog::showSrcPreview(const KFileItem& fileitem, const QPixmap& pixmap)