diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/SpanUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/SpanUtils.kt
index 0da64c1c..f89f5fea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/SpanUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/SpanUtils.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.keylesspalace.tusky.util
 
 import android.content.Context
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import android.os.Build
 import android.text.Spannable
 import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ import android.text.style.DynamicDrawableSpan
 import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan
 import android.text.style.ImageSpan
 import android.text.style.URLSpan
-import androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.IconicsDrawable
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.typeface.library.googlematerial.GoogleMaterial
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
@@ -97,34 +95,24 @@ fun highlightSpans(text: Spannable, colour: Int) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Replaces text of the form [drawabale name] or [iconics name] with their spanned counterparts (ImageSpan).
+ * Replaces text of the form [iconics name] with their spanned counterparts (ImageSpan).
  */
 fun addDrawables(text: CharSequence, color: Int, size: Int, context: Context): Spannable {
     val alignment = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) DynamicDrawableSpan.ALIGN_CENTER else DynamicDrawableSpan.ALIGN_BASELINE
 
     val builder = SpannableStringBuilder(text)
 
-    val pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[(drawable|iconics) ([0-9a-z_]+)\\]")
+    val pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[iconics ([0-9a-z_]+)\\]")
     val matcher = pattern.matcher(builder)
     while (matcher.find()) {
-        val resourceType = matcher.group(1)
-        val resourceName = matcher.group(2)
+        val resourceName = matcher.group(1)
             ?: continue
 
-        val drawable: Drawable? = when (resourceType) {
-            "iconics" -> IconicsDrawable(context, GoogleMaterial.getIcon(resourceName))
-            else -> {
-                val drawableResourceId = context.resources.getIdentifier(resourceName, "drawable", context.packageName)
-                if (drawableResourceId != 0) AppCompatResources.getDrawable(context, drawableResourceId) else null
-            }
-        }
+        val drawable = IconicsDrawable(context, GoogleMaterial.getIcon(resourceName))
+        drawable.setBounds(0, 0, size, size)
+        drawable.setTint(color)
 
-        if (drawable != null) {
-            drawable.setBounds(0, 0, size, size)
-            drawable.setTint(color)
-
-            builder.setSpan(ImageSpan(drawable, alignment), matcher.start(), matcher.end(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE)
-        }
+        builder.setSpan(ImageSpan(drawable, alignment), matcher.start(), matcher.end(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE)
     }
 
     return builder
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index 3e198dcf..d7c7c619 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
     <string name="status_filtered_show_anyway">Trotzdem anzeigen</string>
     <string name="help_empty_home">Dies ist deine <b>Startseite</b>. Sie zeigt die neuesten Beiträge der Accounts,
         denen du folgst.\n\nUm andere Accounts zu finden, kannst du entweder andere Timelines lesen.
-        Zum Beispiel die Lokale Timeline deiner Instanz [drawable ic_local_24dp]. Oder du kannst nach ihrem Namen suchen
+        Zum Beispiel die Lokale Timeline deiner Instanz [iconics gmd_group]. Oder du kannst nach ihrem Namen suchen
         [iconics gmd_search]; suche z. B. nach Tusky, um unseren Mastodon-Account zu finden.</string>
 </resources>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 48197ea1..e6526430 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -805,6 +805,6 @@
 
     <string name="help_empty_home">This is your <b>home timeline</b>. It shows the recent posts of the accounts
         you follow.\n\nTo explore accounts you can either discover them in one of the other timelines.
-        For example the local timeline of your instance [drawable ic_local_24dp]. Or you can search them
+        For example the local timeline of your instance [iconics gmd_group]. Or you can search them
         by name [iconics gmd_search]; for example search for Tusky to find our Mastodon account.</string>
 </resources>