diff -r c95b1a276ea1 -r 3d50c968703c pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sun Apr 29 23:34:04 2007 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sun Apr 29 23:50:23 2007 +0000
@@ -1449,8 +1449,6 @@
 						data = pidgin_convert_buddy_icon(plug, filename, &len);
 					img = purple_buddy_icons_set_account_icon(account, data, len);
 					purple_account_set_buddy_icon_path(account, filename);
-
-					purple_account_set_bool(account, "use-global-buddyicon", (filename != NULL));
 				}
 			}
 		}