diff --git a/jdk/src/macosx/classes/com/apple/laf/AquaImageFactory.java b/jdk/src/macosx/classes/com/apple/laf/AquaImageFactory.java
index 9e0f34f7a4c..4838ba48879 100644
--- a/jdk/src/macosx/classes/com/apple/laf/AquaImageFactory.java
+++ b/jdk/src/macosx/classes/com/apple/laf/AquaImageFactory.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class AquaImageFactory {
 
         return new IconUIResource(new AquaIcon.CachingScalingIcon(kAlertIconSize, kAlertIconSize) {
             Image createImage() {
-                return getThisApplicationsIcon(kAlertIconSize, kAlertIconSize);
+                return getGenericJavaIcon();
             }
         });
     }
@@ -81,24 +81,6 @@ public class AquaImageFactory {
         return getAppIconCompositedOn(lockIcon);
     }
 
-    static Image getThisApplicationsIcon(final int width, final int height) {
-        final String path = getPathToThisApplication();
-
-        if (path == null) {
-            return getGenericJavaIcon();
-        }
-
-        if (path.endsWith("/Home/bin")) {
-            return getGenericJavaIcon();
-        }
-
-        if (path.startsWith("/usr/bin")) {
-            return getGenericJavaIcon();
-        }
-
-        return AquaUtils.getCImageCreator().createImageOfFile(path, height, width);
-    }
-
     static Image getGenericJavaIcon() {
         return java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<Image>() {
             public Image run() {
@@ -142,7 +124,7 @@ public class AquaImageFactory {
         final Icon smallAppIconScaled = new AquaIcon.CachingScalingIcon(
                 kAlertSubIconSize, kAlertSubIconSize) {
                     Image createImage() {
-                        return getThisApplicationsIcon(kAlertSubIconSize, kAlertSubIconSize);
+                        return getGenericJavaIcon();
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -514,4 +496,4 @@ public class AquaImageFactory {
     public static Color getSelectionInactiveForegroundColorUIResource() {
         return new SystemColorProxy(LWCToolkit.getAppleColor(LWCToolkit.INACTIVE_SELECTION_FOREGROUND_COLOR));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}