diff --git a/docs/notify-send.xml b/docs/notify-send.xml
index 614b48b..7372507 100644
--- a/docs/notify-send.xml
+++ b/docs/notify-send.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><option>-i</option>, <option>--icon</option>=<replaceable>ICON</replaceable>[,<replaceable>ICON</replaceable>…]
+        <term><option>-i</option>, <option>--icon</option>=<replaceable>ICON</replaceable>
         </term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Specifies an icon filename or stock icon to display.</para>
diff --git a/tools/notify-send.c b/tools/notify-send.c
index 67e0b03..9b8e438 100644
--- a/tools/notify-send.c
+++ b/tools/notify-send.c
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         static const char  *type = NULL;
         static char        *app_name = NULL;
         static char        *icon_str = NULL;
-        static char        *icons = NULL;
         static char       **n_text = NULL;
         static char       **hints = NULL;
         static gboolean     do_version = FALSE;
@@ -150,9 +149,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
                   "notification."), N_("TIME")},
                 {"app-name", 'a', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &app_name,
                  N_("Specifies the app name for the icon"), N_("APP_NAME")},
-                {"icon", 'i', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME, &icons,
+                {"icon", 'i', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME, &icon_str,
                  N_("Specifies an icon filename or stock icon to display."),
-                 N_("ICON[,ICON...]")},
+                 N_("ICON")},
                 {"category", 'c', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME, &type,
                  N_("Specifies the notification category."),
                  N_("TYPE[,TYPE...]")},
@@ -215,16 +214,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
                 }
         }
 
-        if (icons != NULL) {
-                char           *c;
-
-                /* XXX */
-                if ((c = strchr (icons, ',')) != NULL)
-                        *c = '\0';
-
-                icon_str = icons;
-        }
-
         if (!notify_init ("notify-send"))
                 exit (1);