diff --git a/res/img/icon_person.svg b/res/img/icon_person.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4be70df0db..0000000000
--- a/res/img/icon_person.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
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-    <!-- Generator: sketchtool 39.1 (31720) - http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch -->
-    <title>815EF7DE-169A-4322-AE2A-B65CBE91DCED</title>
-    <desc>Created with sketchtool.</desc>
-    <defs></defs>
-    <g id="Left-menu" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
-        <g id="Left-menu-option-B" transform="translate(-33.000000, -223.000000)" fill="#FFFFFF" stroke="#76CFA6">
-            <g id="Left-panel">
-                <g id="Room-list" transform="translate(0.000000, 69.000000)">
-                    <g id="Group-3" transform="translate(16.000000, 144.000000)">
-                        <g id="icon_person" transform="translate(18.000000, 11.000000)">
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-                            </g>
-                        </g>
-                    </g>
-                </g>
-            </g>
-        </g>
-    </g>
-</svg>
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js
index 1d433c9a40..86c0d7ca96 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.js
@@ -363,17 +363,6 @@ export default class RoomBreadcrumbs extends React.Component {
                 badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>{r.formattedCount}</div>;
             }
 
-            let dmIndicator;
-            if (this._isDmRoom(r.room) && !SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_cross_signing")) {
-                dmIndicator = <img
-                    src={require("../../../../res/img/icon_person.svg")}
-                    className="mx_RoomBreadcrumbs_dmIndicator"
-                    width="13"
-                    height="15"
-                    alt={_t("Direct Chat")}
-                />;
-            }
-
             return (
                 <AccessibleButton
                     className={classes}
@@ -385,7 +374,6 @@ export default class RoomBreadcrumbs extends React.Component {
                 >
                     <RoomAvatar room={r.room} width={32} height={32} />
                     {badge}
-                    {dmIndicator}
                     {tooltip}
                 </AccessibleButton>
             );
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index 0b06be48af..448f856b50 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -479,20 +479,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
 
         let ariaLabel = name;
 
-        let dmIndicator;
         let dmOnline;
-        /* Post-cross-signing we don't show DM indicators at all, instead relying on user
-           context to let them know when that is. */
-        if (dmUserId && !SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_cross_signing")) {
-            dmIndicator = <img
-                src={require("../../../../res/img/icon_person.svg")}
-                className="mx_RoomTile_dm"
-                width="11"
-                height="13"
-                alt="dm"
-            />;
-        }
-
         const { room } = this.props;
         const member = room.getMember(dmUserId);
         if (
@@ -557,7 +544,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
                         <div className={avatarClasses}>
                             <div className="mx_RoomTile_avatar_container">
                                 <RoomAvatar room={this.props.room} width={24} height={24} />
-                                { dmIndicator }
                                 { e2eIcon }
                             </div>
                         </div>