diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
index 8a51786d8..4385341be 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ void CComponentsInfoBox::setPicture(const char* picture_name)
 void CComponentsInfoBox::paintPicture()
 {
 	//ensure empty pic object
-	if (pic)
+	if (pic){
+		if (pic->isPicPainted())
+			pic->kill();
 		delete pic;
+	}
 	pic = NULL;
 
 	//exit if no image definied
@@ -104,15 +107,13 @@ void CComponentsInfoBox::paintPicture()
 		return;
 
 	//init pic object and set icon paint position
-	pic = new CComponentsPicture(x+fr_thickness+x_offset, y+fr_thickness, "");
-	
-	//define icon
-	pic->setPicture(pic_name);
+	pic = new CComponentsPicture(x+fr_thickness+x_offset, y+fr_thickness, 0, height-2*fr_thickness, pic_name); //NOTE: icons do not scale!
 
-	//fit icon into infobox
-	pic->setHeight(height-2*fr_thickness);
 	pic->setColorBody(col_body);
 
+	//fit icon into frame
+	pic->setYPos(y+(height/2-pic->getHeight()/2));
+
 	//paint, but set visibility mode
 	pic->allowPaint(cc_allow_paint);
 	pic->paint(CC_SAVE_SCREEN_NO);	
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
index da6043757..7a8c5c616 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ class CComponentsInfoBox : public CComponentsText
 		///property: path or name of displayed image
 		std::string pic_name;
 
-		///set scale mode of image
-		bool scale_image;
-
 	public:
 		///object: internal used CTextBox object
 		CComponentsText * cctext;