diff --git a/img/appScreenshots/.directory b/img/appScreenshots/.directory
deleted file mode 100644
index b8b698ad..00000000
--- a/img/appScreenshots/.directory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Dolphin]
-PreviewsShown=true
-Timestamp=2017,5,11,23,37,48
-Version=3
diff --git a/img/buttonIconsBlack/.directory b/img/buttonIconsBlack/.directory
deleted file mode 100644
index 86c3005a..00000000
--- a/img/buttonIconsBlack/.directory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Dolphin]
-PreviewsShown=true
-Timestamp=2017,5,25,13,7,52
-Version=3
diff --git a/img/buttonIconsWhite/.directory b/img/buttonIconsWhite/.directory
deleted file mode 100644
index 799857b8..00000000
--- a/img/buttonIconsWhite/.directory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Dolphin]
-PreviewsShown=true
-Timestamp=2017,5,25,12,50,24
-Version=3
diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index 648ac9bc..31192f96 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void Controller::openInfoWindow() {
 
 void Controller::showDesktopNotification(QString msg) {
     bool showMessages = QSettings().value("showDesktopNotification").toBool();
-    if (showMessages) {
+    if (showMessages && m_trayIcon->supportsMessages()) {
         m_trayIcon->showMessage("Flameshot Info", msg);
     }
 }