2 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp b/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
index 40b33b5359..6b506580ea 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ QFactoryLoader *qt_iconEngineFactoryLoader()
 
   \image icon.png QIcon
 
+  \note QIcon needs a QGuiApplication instance before the icon is created.
+
   \sa {fowler}{GUI Design Handbook: Iconic Label}, {Icons Example}
 */
 
@@ -1174,8 +1176,6 @@ QIcon QIcon::fromTheme(const QString &name, const QIcon &fallback)
         qtIconCache()->insert(name, cachedIcon);
     }
 
-    // Note the qapp check is to allow lazy loading of static icons
-    // Supporting fallbacks will not work for this case.
     if (qApp && icon.availableSizes().isEmpty())
         return fallback;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp b/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp
index 79c16cba8b..3ead72dfbb 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ QIconLoader::QIconLoader() :
 {
 }
 
-// We lazily initialize the loader to make static icons
-// work. Though we do not officially support this.
-
 static inline QString systemThemeName()
 {
     if (const QPlatformTheme *theme = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformTheme()) {