diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppIconService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppIconService.js
index a614f071..9c503b4e 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppIconService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppIconService.js
@@ -382,57 +382,6 @@ class AppIconService extends BaseService {
         }
     }
 
-    async create_app_icons ({ data }) {
-        const svc_su = this.services.get('su');
-        const dir_app_icons = await this.get_app_icons();
-
-        // Writing icons as the system user
-        const icon_jobs = [];
-        for ( const size of ICON_SIZES ) {
-            icon_jobs.push((async () => {
-                await svc_su.sudo(async () => {
-                    const filename = `${data.app_uid}-${size}.png`;
-                    console.log('FILENAME', filename);
-                    const data_url = data.data_url;
-                    const [metadata, base64] = data_url.split(',');
-                    const input = Buffer.from(base64, 'base64');
-
-                    const sharp_instance = this.get_sharp({
-                        metadata,
-                        input,
-                    });
-                    
-                    // NOTE: A stream would be more ideal than a buffer here
-                    //       but we have no way of knowing the output size
-                    //       before we finish processing the image.
-                    const output = await sharp_instance
-                        .resize(size)
-                        .png()
-                        .toBuffer();
-                    
-                    const sys_actor = await svc_su.get_system_actor();
-                    const hl_write = new HLWrite();
-                    await hl_write.run({
-                        destination_or_parent: dir_app_icons,
-                        specified_name: filename,
-                        overwrite: true,
-                        actor: sys_actor,
-                        user: sys_actor.type.user,
-                        no_thumbnail: true,
-                        file: {
-                            size: output.length,
-                            name: filename,
-                            mimetype: 'image/png',
-                            type: 'image/png',
-                            stream: buffer_to_stream(output),
-                        },
-                    });
-                })
-            })());
-        }
-        await Promise.all(icon_jobs);
-    }
-
     async _init () {
     }
 }