diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java
index d82aff12f..e9e30a4e7 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java
@@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ public class VariableInspector extends JDialog {
    */
   class OutlineRenderer implements RenderDataProvider {
     Icon[][] icons;
-    static final int ICON_SIZE = 16; // icon size (square, size=width=height)
+    static final int ICON_SIZE = 16;
 
     OutlineRenderer() {
-      icons = loadIcons("theme/var-icons.gif");
+      icons = loadIcons("theme/variables-1x.png");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/java/theme/var-icons.gif b/java/theme/var-icons.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d0086a38..000000000
Binary files a/java/theme/var-icons.gif and /dev/null differ