diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in
index 8e8f73f6b8..e954f1bf6a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cd `dirname "$0"`/..
 
 #export G_DEBUG=fatal_criticals
 
-export ARDOUR_PATH=.:gtk2_ardour/icons:gtk2_ardour/pixmaps:gtk2_ardour
+export ARDOUR_PATH=.:gtk2_ardour
 export GTK_PATH=libs/clearlooks
 
 export ARDOUR_SURFACES_PATH=libs/surfaces/frontier:libs/surfaces/generic_midi:libs/surfaces/mackie:libs/surfaces/tranzport