diff --git a/include/components/builder.hpp b/include/components/builder.hpp
index 03eddfc7..39d8f0e0 100644
--- a/include/components/builder.hpp
+++ b/include/components/builder.hpp
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ using std::map;
 namespace drawtypes {
   class label;
   using label_t = shared_ptr<label>;
-  using icon = label;
-  using icon_t = label_t;
 }
 using namespace drawtypes;
 
diff --git a/include/drawtypes/animation.hpp b/include/drawtypes/animation.hpp
index 22aa7d58..faaf9fc3 100644
--- a/include/drawtypes/animation.hpp
+++ b/include/drawtypes/animation.hpp
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ namespace drawtypes {
   class animation : public non_copyable_mixin<animation> {
    public:
     explicit animation(int framerate_ms) : m_framerate_ms(framerate_ms) {}
-    explicit animation(vector<icon_t>&& frames, int framerate_ms)
+    explicit animation(vector<label_t>&& frames, int framerate_ms)
         : m_frames(forward<decltype(frames)>(frames))
         , m_framerate_ms(framerate_ms)
         , m_framecount(m_frames.size())
         , m_lastupdate(chrono::system_clock::now()) {}
 
-    void add(icon_t&& frame);
-    icon_t get();
+    void add(label_t&& frame);
+    label_t get();
     int framerate();
     operator bool();
 
    protected:
     void tick();
 
-    vector<icon_t> m_frames;
+    vector<label_t> m_frames;
     int m_framerate_ms = 1000;
     int m_frame = 0;
     int m_framecount = 0;
diff --git a/include/drawtypes/iconset.hpp b/include/drawtypes/iconset.hpp
index 1360e322..075d4b86 100644
--- a/include/drawtypes/iconset.hpp
+++ b/include/drawtypes/iconset.hpp
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ POLYBAR_NS
 namespace drawtypes {
   class iconset : public non_copyable_mixin<iconset> {
    public:
-    void add(string id, icon_t&& icon);
+    void add(string id, label_t&& icon);
     bool has(const string& id);
-    icon_t get(const string& id, const string& fallback_id = "", bool fuzzy_match = false);
+    label_t get(const string& id, const string& fallback_id = "", bool fuzzy_match = false);
     operator bool();
 
    protected:
-    std::map<string, icon_t> m_icons;
+    std::map<string, label_t> m_icons;
   };
 
   using iconset_t = shared_ptr<iconset>;
diff --git a/include/drawtypes/label.hpp b/include/drawtypes/label.hpp
index c24514d8..45a5f8b1 100644
--- a/include/drawtypes/label.hpp
+++ b/include/drawtypes/label.hpp
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 
 POLYBAR_NS
 
-/**
- * TODO: Remove icon_t
- */
-
 namespace drawtypes {
   struct token {
     string token;
@@ -25,12 +21,6 @@ namespace drawtypes {
   class label;
   using label_t = shared_ptr<label>;
 
-  /**
-   * \deprecated use label
-   */
-  using icon = label;
-  using icon_t = label_t;
-
   class label : public non_copyable_mixin<label> {
    public:
     string m_foreground{};
@@ -89,9 +79,6 @@ namespace drawtypes {
 
   label_t load_label(const config& conf, const string& section, string name, bool required = true, string def = ""s);
   label_t load_optional_label(const config& conf, string section, string name, string def = ""s);
-
-  icon_t load_icon(const config& conf, string section, string name, bool required = true, string def = ""s);
-  icon_t load_optional_icon(const config& conf, string section, string name, string def = ""s);
 }
 
 POLYBAR_NS_END
diff --git a/include/drawtypes/progressbar.hpp b/include/drawtypes/progressbar.hpp
index 6fa4b45e..c2b27277 100644
--- a/include/drawtypes/progressbar.hpp
+++ b/include/drawtypes/progressbar.hpp
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@ namespace drawtypes {
   // fwd
   class label;
   using label_t = shared_ptr<label>;
-  using icon = label;
-  using icon_t = label_t;
 
   class progressbar : public non_copyable_mixin<progressbar> {
    public:
     explicit progressbar(const bar_settings& bar, int width, string format);
 
-    void set_fill(icon_t&& fill);
-    void set_empty(icon_t&& empty);
-    void set_indicator(icon_t&& indicator);
+    void set_fill(label_t&& fill);
+    void set_empty(label_t&& empty);
+    void set_indicator(label_t&& indicator);
     void set_gradient(bool mode);
     void set_colors(vector<string>&& colors);
 
@@ -38,9 +36,9 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     unsigned int m_colorstep = 1;
     bool m_gradient = false;
 
-    icon_t m_fill;
-    icon_t m_empty;
-    icon_t m_indicator;
+    label_t m_fill;
+    label_t m_empty;
+    label_t m_indicator;
   };
 
   using progressbar_t = shared_ptr<progressbar>;
diff --git a/include/drawtypes/ramp.hpp b/include/drawtypes/ramp.hpp
index 270b7347..0b8b266e 100644
--- a/include/drawtypes/ramp.hpp
+++ b/include/drawtypes/ramp.hpp
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ namespace drawtypes {
   class ramp : public non_copyable_mixin<ramp> {
    public:
     explicit ramp() = default;
-    explicit ramp(vector<icon_t>&& icons) : m_icons(forward<decltype(icons)>(icons)) {}
+    explicit ramp(vector<label_t>&& icons) : m_icons(forward<decltype(icons)>(icons)) {}
 
-    void add(icon_t&& icon);
-    icon_t get(size_t index);
-    icon_t get_by_percentage(float percentage);
+    void add(label_t&& icon);
+    label_t get(size_t index);
+    label_t get_by_percentage(float percentage);
     operator bool();
 
    protected:
-    vector<icon_t> m_icons;
+    vector<label_t> m_icons;
   };
 
   using ramp_t = shared_ptr<ramp>;
diff --git a/include/modules/meta/base.hpp b/include/modules/meta/base.hpp
index 3d2f5b71..e3b84c42 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/base.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/meta/base.hpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ namespace drawtypes {
   using progressbar_t = shared_ptr<progressbar>;
   class animation;
   using animation_t = shared_ptr<animation>;
-  using icon = label;
-  using icon_t = label_t;
   class iconset;
   using iconset_t = shared_ptr<iconset>;
 }
diff --git a/src/drawtypes/animation.cpp b/src/drawtypes/animation.cpp
index 60737443..04e9cd98 100644
--- a/src/drawtypes/animation.cpp
+++ b/src/drawtypes/animation.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace drawtypes {
-  void animation::add(icon_t&& frame) {
+  void animation::add(label_t&& frame) {
     m_frames.emplace_back(forward<decltype(frame)>(frame));
     m_framecount = m_frames.size();
   }
 
-  icon_t animation::get() {
+  label_t animation::get() {
     tick();
     return m_frames[m_frame];
   }
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ namespace drawtypes {
    * from the configuration
    */
   animation_t load_animation(const config& conf, const string& section, string name, bool required) {
-    vector<icon_t> vec;
+    vector<label_t> vec;
     vector<string> frames;
 
     name = string_util::ltrim(string_util::rtrim(move(name), '>'), '<');
 
-    auto anim_defaults = load_optional_icon(conf, section, name);
+    auto anim_defaults = load_optional_label(conf, section, name);
 
     if (required) {
       frames = conf.get_list(section, name);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < frames.size(); i++) {
-      vec.emplace_back(forward<icon_t>(load_optional_icon(conf, section, name + "-" + to_string(i), frames[i])));
+      vec.emplace_back(forward<label_t>(load_optional_label(conf, section, name + "-" + to_string(i), frames[i])));
       vec.back()->copy_undefined(anim_defaults);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/drawtypes/iconset.cpp b/src/drawtypes/iconset.cpp
index 16b33feb..5bebe013 100644
--- a/src/drawtypes/iconset.cpp
+++ b/src/drawtypes/iconset.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace drawtypes {
-  void iconset::add(string id, icon_t&& icon) {
+  void iconset::add(string id, label_t&& icon) {
     m_icons.emplace(id, forward<decltype(icon)>(icon));
   }
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     return m_icons.find(id) != m_icons.end();
   }
 
-  icon_t iconset::get(const string& id, const string& fallback_id, bool fuzzy_match) {
+  label_t iconset::get(const string& id, const string& fallback_id, bool fuzzy_match) {
     if (fuzzy_match) {
       for (auto const& ent1 : m_icons) {
         if (id.find(ent1.first) != std::string::npos) {
diff --git a/src/drawtypes/label.cpp b/src/drawtypes/label.cpp
index a9e5a626..1fee8725 100644
--- a/src/drawtypes/label.cpp
+++ b/src/drawtypes/label.cpp
@@ -249,19 +249,6 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     return load_label(conf, move(section), move(name), false, move(def));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create an icon by loading values from the configuration
-   */
-  icon_t load_icon(const config& conf, string section, string name, bool required, string def) {
-    return load_label(conf, move(section), move(name), required, move(def));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create an icon by loading optional values from the configuration
-   */
-  icon_t load_optional_icon(const config& conf, string section, string name, string def) {
-    return load_icon(conf, move(section), move(name), false, move(def));
-  }
 }
 
 POLYBAR_NS_END
diff --git a/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp b/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp
index 0c96ed00..f6366eeb 100644
--- a/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp
+++ b/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ namespace drawtypes {
   progressbar::progressbar(const bar_settings& bar, int width, string format)
       : m_builder(factory_util::unique<builder>(bar)), m_format(move(format)), m_width(width) {}
 
-  void progressbar::set_fill(icon_t&& fill) {
+  void progressbar::set_fill(label_t&& fill) {
     m_fill = forward<decltype(fill)>(fill);
   }
 
-  void progressbar::set_empty(icon_t&& empty) {
+  void progressbar::set_empty(label_t&& empty) {
     m_empty = forward<decltype(empty)>(empty);
   }
 
-  void progressbar::set_indicator(icon_t&& indicator) {
+  void progressbar::set_indicator(label_t&& indicator) {
     if (!m_indicator && indicator.get()) {
       m_width--;
     }
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     pbar->set_gradient(conf.get(section, name + "-gradient", true));
     pbar->set_colors(conf.get_list(section, name + "-foreground", {}));
 
-    icon_t icon_empty;
-    icon_t icon_fill;
-    icon_t icon_indicator;
+    label_t icon_empty;
+    label_t icon_fill;
+    label_t icon_indicator;
 
     if (format.find("%empty%") != string::npos) {
-      icon_empty = load_icon(conf, section, name + "-empty");
+      icon_empty = load_label(conf, section, name + "-empty");
     }
     if (format.find("%fill%") != string::npos) {
-      icon_fill = load_icon(conf, section, name + "-fill");
+      icon_fill = load_label(conf, section, name + "-fill");
     }
     if (format.find("%indicator%") != string::npos) {
-      icon_indicator = load_icon(conf, section, name + "-indicator");
+      icon_indicator = load_label(conf, section, name + "-indicator");
     }
 
     // If a foreground/background color is defined for the indicator
diff --git a/src/drawtypes/ramp.cpp b/src/drawtypes/ramp.cpp
index b475da10..096f2be5 100644
--- a/src/drawtypes/ramp.cpp
+++ b/src/drawtypes/ramp.cpp
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace drawtypes {
-  void ramp::add(icon_t&& icon) {
+  void ramp::add(label_t&& icon) {
     m_icons.emplace_back(forward<decltype(icon)>(icon));
   }
 
-  icon_t ramp::get(size_t index) {
+  label_t ramp::get(size_t index) {
     return m_icons[index];
   }
 
-  icon_t ramp::get_by_percentage(float percentage) {
+  label_t ramp::get_by_percentage(float percentage) {
     size_t index = percentage * m_icons.size() / 100.0f;
     return m_icons[math_util::cap<size_t>(index, 0, m_icons.size() - 1)];
   }
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ namespace drawtypes {
   ramp_t load_ramp(const config& conf, const string& section, string name, bool required) {
     name = string_util::ltrim(string_util::rtrim(move(name), '>'), '<');
 
-    auto ramp_defaults = load_optional_icon(conf, section, name);
+    auto ramp_defaults = load_optional_label(conf, section, name);
 
-    vector<icon_t> vec;
+    vector<label_t> vec;
     vector<string> icons;
 
     if (required) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < icons.size(); i++) {
-      auto icon = load_optional_icon(conf, section, name + "-" + to_string(i), icons[i]);
+      auto icon = load_optional_label(conf, section, name + "-" + to_string(i), icons[i]);
       icon->copy_undefined(ramp_defaults);
       vec.emplace_back(move(icon));
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/mpd.cpp b/src/modules/mpd.cpp
index 74feaac8..67dc2fe2 100644
--- a/src/modules/mpd.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mpd.cpp
@@ -59,45 +59,45 @@ namespace modules {
     m_icons = factory_util::shared<iconset>();
 
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_PLAY) || m_formatter->has(TAG_TOGGLE) || m_formatter->has(TAG_TOGGLE_STOP)) {
-      m_icons->add("play", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_PLAY));
+      m_icons->add("play", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_PLAY));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_PAUSE) || m_formatter->has(TAG_TOGGLE)) {
-      m_icons->add("pause", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_PAUSE));
+      m_icons->add("pause", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_PAUSE));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_STOP) || m_formatter->has(TAG_TOGGLE_STOP)) {
-      m_icons->add("stop", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_STOP));
+      m_icons->add("stop", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_STOP));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_PREV)) {
-      m_icons->add("prev", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_PREV));
+      m_icons->add("prev", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_PREV));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_NEXT)) {
-      m_icons->add("next", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_NEXT));
+      m_icons->add("next", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_NEXT));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_SEEKB)) {
-      m_icons->add("seekb", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_SEEKB));
+      m_icons->add("seekb", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_SEEKB));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_SEEKF)) {
-      m_icons->add("seekf", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_SEEKF));
+      m_icons->add("seekf", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_SEEKF));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_RANDOM)) {
-      m_icons->add("random", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_RANDOM));
+      m_icons->add("random", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_RANDOM));
     }
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_REPEAT)) {
-      m_icons->add("repeat", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_REPEAT));
+      m_icons->add("repeat", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_REPEAT));
     }
 
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_SINGLE)) {
-      m_icons->add("single", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_SINGLE));
+      m_icons->add("single", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_SINGLE));
     }
     else if(m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_REPEAT_ONE)){
 
       m_conf.warn_deprecated(name(), "icon-repeatone", "icon-single");
 
-      m_icons->add("single", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_REPEAT_ONE));
+      m_icons->add("single", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_REPEAT_ONE));
     }
 
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_ICON_CONSUME)) {
-      m_icons->add("consume", load_icon(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_CONSUME));
+      m_icons->add("consume", load_label(m_conf, name(), TAG_ICON_CONSUME));
     }
 
     if (m_formatter->has(TAG_LABEL_SONG)) {