diff --git a/spectrum/src/main.cpp b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
index b27d6db8546e0ac0f5e6ef8f5427212b3de917de..ef210343f29ec3dfa4fbc7389a465f1f6ef6b6d0 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "transport/userregistration.h"
 #include "transport/networkpluginserver.h"
 #include "transport/admininterface.h"
+#include "transport/util.h"
 #include "Swiften/EventLoop/SimpleEventLoop.h"
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #ifndef WIN32
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@ static void spectrum_sigterm_handler(int sig) {
 	eventLoop_->postEvent(&stop_spectrum);
 }
 
+static void removeOldIcons(std::string iconDir) {
+	std::vector<std::string> dirs;
+	dirs.push_back(iconDir);
+
+	boost::thread thread(boost::bind(Util::removeEverythingOlderThan, dirs, time(NULL) - 3600*24*14));
+}
+
 #ifndef WIN32
 static void daemonize(const char *cwd, const char *lock_file) {
 	pid_t pid, sid;
@@ -195,6 +203,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		// daemonize
 		daemonize(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.working_dir").c_str(), CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.pidfile").c_str());
+// 		removeOldIcons(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.working_dir") + "/icons");
     }
 #endif