diff --git a/src/plasma/private/svg_p.h b/src/plasma/private/svg_p.h
index 3e45c0fdf..ab8dde784 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/svg_p.h
+++ b/src/plasma/private/svg_p.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ public:
     QHash<QString, QRectF> localRectCache;
     QHash<QString, QSize> elementsWithSizeHints;
     SharedSvgRenderer::Ptr renderer;
-    QString requestedPath;
     QString themePath;
     QString path;
     QSizeF size;
diff --git a/src/plasma/svg.cpp b/src/plasma/svg.cpp
index 5118501e8..ad87ca46e 100644
--- a/src/plasma/svg.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/svg.cpp
@@ -182,12 +182,6 @@ QString SvgPrivate::cachePath(const QString &path, const QSize &size) const
 
 bool SvgPrivate::setImagePath(const QString &imagePath)
 {
-    if (requestedPath == imagePath) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    requestedPath = imagePath;
-
     QString actualPath = imagePath;
     if (imagePath.startsWith(QLatin1String("file://"))) {
         //length of file://