diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 52bc1e4e..692fbc69 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -5282,11 +5282,10 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         # chrome cannot handle more than ~2000 unique SVGs
         # so url-param "raster" returns a png/webp instead
         # (useragent-sniffing kinshi due to caching proxies)
-        # mime, ico = self.conn.hsrv.ico.get(txt, not small, "raster" in self.uparam, self.uparam.get('a'))
+        mime, ico = self.conn.hsrv.ico.get(txt, not small, "raster" in self.uparam, self.uparam.get('a'))
 
         lm = formatdate(self.E.t0)
-        # self.reply(ico, mime=mime, headers={"Last-Modified": lm})
-        self.reply('', headers={"Last-Modified": lm})
+        self.reply(ico, mime=mime, headers={"Last-Modified": lm})
         return True
 
     def tx_qr(self):
@@ -6852,7 +6851,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
                                 pass
 
                     if is_dir:
-                        return self.tx_svg("folder")
+                        return '' # self.tx_svg("folder")
 
                 thp = None
                 if self.thumbcli and not nothumb:
@@ -6872,7 +6871,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
                 elif th_fmt in ACODE2_FMT:
                     raise Pebkac(415)
 
-                return self.tx_ico(rem)
+                return '' # self.tx_ico(rem)
 
         elif self.can_write and th_fmt is not None:
             return self.tx_svg("upload\nonly")
diff --git a/copyparty/ico.py b/copyparty/ico.py
index 663942c1..f49e8071 100644
--- a/copyparty/ico.py
+++ b/copyparty/ico.py
@@ -20,15 +20,7 @@ class Ico(object):
 
         bext = ext.encode("ascii", "replace")
         ext = bext.decode("utf-8")
-        zb = hashlib.sha1(bext).digest()[2:4]
-        if PY2:
-            zb = [ord(x) for x in zb]  # type: ignore
-
-        c1 = colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(zb[0] / 256.0, 1, 1)
-        c2 = colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(zb[0] / 256.0, 0.5 if HAVE_PILF else 1, 0.9)
-        ci = [int(x * 255) for x in list(c1) + list(c2)]
-        c = "".join(["%02x" % (x,) for x in ci])
-
+        
         w = 100
         h = 30
         if as_thumb:
@@ -48,11 +40,11 @@ class Ico(object):
 
                     h = int(128.0 * h / w)
                     w = 128
-                    img = Image.new("RGBA", (w, h), "#" + c[:6] + 'aa')
+                    img = Image.new("RGBA", (w, h), "#00000000")
                     pb = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
                     _, _, tw, th = pb.textbbox((0, 0), ext2, font_size=16)
                     xy = (int((w - tw) / 2), int((h - th) / 2))
-                    pb.text(xy, ext2, fill="#" + c[6:], font_size=16)
+                    pb.text(xy, ext2, fill=accent, font_size=16)
 
                     img = img.resize((w * 2, h * 2), Image.NEAREST)
 
@@ -69,7 +61,7 @@ class Ico(object):
 
                 h = int(64.0 * h / w)
                 w = 64
-                img = Image.new("RGBA", (w, h), "#" + c[:6] + 'aa')
+                img = Image.new("RGBA", (w, h), "#00000000")
                 pb = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
                 try:
                     _, _, tw, th = pb.textbbox((0, 0), ext)
@@ -79,7 +71,7 @@ class Ico(object):
                 tw += len(ext)
                 cw = tw // len(ext)
                 x = ((w - tw) // 2) - (cw * 2) // 3
-                fill = "#" + c[6:]
+                fill = accent
                 for ch in ext:
                     pb.text((x, (h - th) // 2), " %s " % (ch,), fill=fill)
                     x += cw
@@ -90,14 +82,14 @@ class Ico(object):
                 img.save(buf, format="PNG", compress_level=1)
                 return "image/png", buf.getvalue()
 
-#         svg = """\
-# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-# <svg version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 100 {}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g>
-# <rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#{}" />
-# <text x="50%" y="{}" dominant-baseline="middle" text-anchor="middle" xml:space="preserve"
-#   fill="#{}" font-family="monospace" font-size="14px" style="letter-spacing:.5px">{}</text>
-# </g></svg>
-# """
+        svg = """\
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 100 {}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g>
+<rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#0000" />
+<text x="50%" y="{}" dominant-baseline="middle" text-anchor="middle" xml:space="preserve"
+  fill="{}" font-family="monospace" font-size="14px" style="letter-spacing:.5px">{}</text>
+</g></svg>
+"""
 
         txt = html_escape(ext, True)
         if "\n" in txt:
@@ -107,52 +99,8 @@ class Ico(object):
             zs = '<tspan x="50%%" dy="1.2em">%s</tspan>'
             txt = "".join([zs % (x,) for x in lines])
         else:
-            y = "55%"
+            y = "50%"
 
-        #svg = svg.format(h, c[:6], y, c[6:], txt)
-
-        if(len(ext) > 3):
-            fontsz = 12 / len(ext) * 3
-        else:
-            fontsz = 12
-
-        svg = """\
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<svg
-    viewBox="0 0 48 48"
-    version="1.1"
-    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-  <path
-    fill="#{}aa"
-    d="m 28.22643,3.6905246 0.0063,10.1096644 a 1.6331061,1.6331061 44.698111 0 0 1.649296,1.632007 l 9.339558,-0.09259 z"/>
-  <path
-    class="a"
-    d="M39.5,15.5h-9a2,2,0,0,1-2-2v-9h-18a2,2,0,0,0-2,2v35a2,2,0,0,0,2,2h27a2,2,0,0,0,2-2Z"
-    id="path1" 
-    stroke-width="1" fill="none" stroke="{}" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" />
-  <line
-    class="a"
-    x1="28.5"
-    y1="4.5"
-    x2="39.5"
-    y2="15.5"
-    stroke-width="1" fill="none" stroke="{}" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" />
-  <text
-    font-size="{}px" dominant-baseline="middle" text-anchor="middle" xml:space="preserve"
-    fill="{}" font-family="monospace" style="letter-spacing:.5px"
-    x="50%" y="{}">{}</text>
-</svg>
-"""
-        svg = svg.format(c[:6], accent, accent, fontsz, accent, y, txt)
-
-        if(txt == 'folder'):
-            svg = """\
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<svg version="1.1" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M3 7C3 5.89543 3.89543 5 5 5L8.67157 5C9.20201 5 9.71071 5.21071 10.0858 5.58579L10.9142 6.41421C11.2893 6.78929 11.798 7 12.3284 7H19C20.1046 7 21 7.89543 21 9V17C21 18.1046 20.1046 19 19 19H5C3.89543 19 3 18.1046 3 17V7Z" 
-    fill="{}"/>
-</svg>
-"""
-            svg = svg.format(accent)
+        svg = svg.format(h, y, accent, txt)
 
         return "image/svg+xml", svg.encode("utf-8")