diff --git a/lib/gui/utils.py b/lib/gui/utils.py
index cca114ad6d..3b75737e56 100644
--- a/lib/gui/utils.py
+++ b/lib/gui/utils.py
@@ -175,35 +175,19 @@ def __init__(self, pathcache=None):
         self.previewoutput = None
         self.previewtrain = dict()
         self.errcount = 0
-
         self.icons = dict()
-        self.icons["folder"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "open_folder.png"))
-        self.icons["load"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "open_file.png"))
-        self.icons["context"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "open_file.png"))
-        self.icons["save"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "save.png"))
-        self.icons["reset"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "reset.png"))
-        self.icons["clear"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "clear.png"))
-        self.icons["graph"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "graph.png"))
-        self.icons["zoom"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "zoom.png"))
-        self.icons["move"] = tk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
-            self.pathicons,
-            "move.png"))
+        self.icons["folder"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
+            self.pathicons, "open_folder.png"))
+        self.icons["load"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
+            self.pathicons, "open_file.png"))
+        self.icons["context"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(
+            self.pathicons, "open_file.png"))
+        self.icons["save"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(self.pathicons, "save.png"))
+        self.icons["reset"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(self.pathicons, "reset.png"))
+        self.icons["clear"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(self.pathicons, "clear.png"))
+        self.icons["graph"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(self.pathicons, "graph.png"))
+        self.icons["zoom"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(self.pathicons, "zoom.png"))
+        self.icons["move"] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=os.path.join(self.pathicons, "move.png"))
         logger.debug("Initialized %s: (icons: %s)", self.__class__.__name__, self.icons)
 
     def delete_preview(self):