diff --git a/res/css/structures/_GroupView.scss b/res/css/structures/_GroupView.scss
index 2350d9f28a..60f9ebdd08 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_GroupView.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_GroupView.scss
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_GroupView_featuredThing .mx_BaseAvatar {
-    /* To prevent misalignment with mx_TintableSvg (in addButton) */
+    /* To prevent misalignment with img (in addButton) */
     vertical-align: initial;
 }
 
diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_MImageBody.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_MImageBody.scss
index 1c773c2f06..515d867da5 100644
--- a/res/css/views/messages/_MImageBody.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_MImageBody.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     top: 50%;
 }
 
-// Inner img and TintableSvg should be centered around 0, 0
+// Inner img should be centered around 0, 0
 .mx_MImageBody_thumbnail_spinner > * {
     transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
 }
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
index 61685e7ba8..81000a87a6 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
@@ -1054,11 +1054,6 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         });
     }
 
-    private updateTint() {
-        const room = this.state.room;
-        if (!room) return;
-    }
-
     private onAccountData = (event: MatrixEvent) => {
         const type = event.getType();
         if ((type === "org.matrix.preview_urls" || type === "im.vector.web.settings") && this.state.room) {
@@ -1705,10 +1700,6 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     // otherwise react calls it with null on each update.
     private gatherTimelinePanelRef = r => {
         this.messagePanel = r;
-        if (r) {
-            console.log("updateTint from RoomView.gatherTimelinePanelRef");
-            this.updateTint();
-        }
     };
 
     private getOldRoom() {
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
index aca3dba37c..eb3635b0c0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ export default class MStickerBody extends MImageBody {
     // Placeholder to show in place of the sticker image if
     // img onLoad hasn't fired yet.
     getPlaceholder() {
-        const TintableSVG = sdk.getComponent('elements.TintableSvg');
-        return <TintableSVG src={require("../../../../res/img/icons-show-stickers.svg")} width="75" height="75" />;
+        return <img src={require("../../../../res/img/icons-show-stickers.svg")} width="75" height="75" />;
     }
 
     // Tooltip to show on mouse over
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js
index 2133ccabcd..768a456b35 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SimpleRoomHeader.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default class SimpleRoomHeader extends React.Component {
     static propTypes = {
         title: PropTypes.string,
 
-        // `src` to a TintableSvg. Optional.
+        // `src` to an image. Optional.
         icon: PropTypes.string,
     };