diff --git a/patterns-gnome.changes b/patterns-gnome.changes
index 357e842..cb40384 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.changes
+++ b/patterns-gnome.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr  6 07:31:11 UTC 2018 - dleuenberger@suse.com
+
+- Drop gnome-icon-theme recommendation from gnome_x11: this theme
+  has been long superseded by adwaita. While reworking the pattern
+  for the SLE12->15 migration, it snuck back in.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr  4 12:01:50 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/patterns-gnome.spec b/patterns-gnome.spec
index d511234..2ebebd0 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.spec
+++ b/patterns-gnome.spec
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ Recommends:     gnome-contacts
 Recommends:     gnome-control-center-color
 Recommends:     gnome-control-center-goa
 Recommends:     gnome-desktop
-Recommends:     gnome-icon-theme
 %if 0%{?sle_version}
 Recommends:     gnome-initial-setup
 %endif