diff --git a/src/notification.h b/src/notification.h
index fa3effa..d02f929 100644
--- a/src/notification.h
+++ b/src/notification.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ typedef struct _notification {
         char *appname;
         char *summary;
         char *body;
-        bool icon_overridden;
         char *icon;
         RawImage *raw_icon;
         char *msg;            /* formatted message */
diff --git a/src/rules.c b/src/rules.c
index fa30c7c..a9455b2 100644
--- a/src/rules.c
+++ b/src/rules.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ void rule_apply(rule_t *r, notification *n)
         if (r->new_icon) {
                 g_free(n->icon);
                 n->icon = g_strdup(r->new_icon);
-                n->icon_overridden = true;
+                rawimage_free(n->raw_icon);
+                n->raw_icon = NULL;
         }
         if (r->fg)
                 n->color_strings[ColFG] = r->fg;
diff --git a/src/x11/x.c b/src/x11/x.c
index 3647222..0710b67 100644
--- a/src/x11/x.c
+++ b/src/x11/x.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static colored_layout *r_init_shared(cairo_t *c, notification *n)
 
         GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = NULL;
 
-        if (n->raw_icon && !n->icon_overridden &&
+        if (n->raw_icon &&
             settings.icon_position != icons_off) {
 
                 pixbuf = get_pixbuf_from_raw_image(n->raw_icon);