diff --git a/radio/util/font2png.py b/radio/util/font2png.py
index 7ae1ebb40..a4220a3fc 100755
--- a/radio/util/font2png.py
+++ b/radio/util/font2png.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ from PyQt4 import Qt, QtGui
 
 chars = u""" !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?°ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~ ≥→←↑↓    △Ⓘ"""
 
-app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
-
 def getCharWidth(metrics):
     width = 0
     for c in chars:
diff --git a/radio/util/taranisicons.py b/radio/util/taranisicons.py
index 3058e7ff2..1164d28e5 100755
--- a/radio/util/taranisicons.py
+++ b/radio/util/taranisicons.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ from PyQt4 import Qt, QtGui
 
 menu = [ "radio_setup", "model_select", "model_settings", "model_checklist", "files", "version" ]
 
-app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
-
 image = QtGui.QImage(24*8, 24, QtGui.QImage.Format_RGB32)
 image.fill(QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 255))
 painter = QtGui.QPainter()