diff --git a/src/widgets/project-item.ui b/src/widgets/project-item.ui
index adbd0c5..95b4bca 100644
--- a/src/widgets/project-item.ui
+++ b/src/widgets/project-item.ui
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@
         <property name="margin-top">6</property>
         <property name="margin-bottom">6</property>
 
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkImage" id="expand_icon">
-            <property name="icon-name">go-next-symbolic</property>
-          </object>
-        </child>
-
         <child>
           <object class="GtkImage" id="project_icon">
             <property name="icon-name">folder-symbolic</property>
diff --git a/src/widgets/project_item.py b/src/widgets/project_item.py
index fac522b..61f9ea4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/project_item.py
+++ b/src/widgets/project_item.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class ProjectItem(Gtk.Box):
 
     __gtype_name__ = 'ProjectItem'
 
-    expand_icon = Gtk.Template.Child()
     project_icon = Gtk.Template.Child()
     name_label = Gtk.Template.Child()
     requests_revealer = Gtk.Template.Child()
@@ -92,8 +91,6 @@ class ProjectItem(Gtk.Box):
         """Toggle expansion."""
         self.expanded = not self.expanded
         self.requests_revealer.set_reveal_child(self.expanded)
-        icon_name = "go-down-symbolic" if self.expanded else "go-next-symbolic"
-        self.expand_icon.set_from_icon_name(icon_name)
 
     def refresh(self):
         """Refresh from project data."""