diff --git a/shell/view/home/FriendsBox.py b/shell/view/home/FriendsBox.py
index a0c467c6..c0178dd1 100644
--- a/shell/view/home/FriendsBox.py
+++ b/shell/view/home/FriendsBox.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import hippo
 import gobject
 
 from sugar.graphics.spreadbox import SpreadBox
-from sugar.graphics import style
+from sugar.graphics import units
 from view.home.MyIcon import MyIcon
 from view.home.FriendView import FriendView
 
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class FriendsBox(SpreadBox, hippo.CanvasItem):
         self._menu_shell = menu_shell
         self._friends = {}
 
-        self._my_icon = MyIcon()
-        style.apply_stylesheet(self._my_icon, 'friends.MyIcon')
+        self._my_icon = MyIcon(units.LARGE_ICON_SCALE)
         self.append(self._my_icon, hippo.PACK_FIXED)
 
         friends = self._shell.get_model().get_friends()
diff --git a/shell/view/home/HomeBox.py b/shell/view/home/HomeBox.py
index 7fef59ac..bdc66210 100644
--- a/shell/view/home/HomeBox.py
+++ b/shell/view/home/HomeBox.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import hippo
 from view.home.activitiesdonut import ActivitiesDonut
 from view.home.MyIcon import MyIcon
 from model.ShellModel import ShellModel
-from sugar.graphics import style
 from sugar.graphics import units
 from sugar.graphics.iconcolor import IconColor
 
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ class HomeBox(hippo.CanvasBox, hippo.CanvasItem):
                                       box_height=units.grid_to_pixels(7))
         self.append(self._donut)
 
-        self._my_icon = MyIcon()
-        style.apply_stylesheet(self._my_icon, 'home.MyIcon')
+        self._my_icon = MyIcon(units.XLARGE_ICON_SCALE)
         self.append(self._my_icon, hippo.PACK_FIXED)
 
         shell.get_model().connect('notify::state',
diff --git a/shell/view/home/MyIcon.py b/shell/view/home/MyIcon.py
index 94d919c0..6fa36b60 100644
--- a/shell/view/home/MyIcon.py
+++ b/shell/view/home/MyIcon.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from sugar.graphics.canvasicon import CanvasIcon
 from sugar import profile
 
 class MyIcon(CanvasIcon):
-    def __init__(self):
-        CanvasIcon.__init__(self, icon_name='theme:stock-buddy',
-                              color=profile.get_color())
+    def __init__(self, scale):
+        CanvasIcon.__init__(self, scale=scale,
+                            icon_name='theme:stock-buddy',
+                            color=profile.get_color())
diff --git a/shell/view/stylesheet.py b/shell/view/stylesheet.py
index 92d5dfdf..6e983f32 100644
--- a/shell/view/stylesheet.py
+++ b/shell/view/stylesheet.py
@@ -35,18 +35,10 @@ frame_BuddyIcon = {
     'scale'      : style.standard_icon_scale
 }
 
-home_MyIcon = {
-    'scale' : style.xlarge_icon_scale
-}
-
 ring_ActivityIcon = {
     'scale' : style.medium_icon_scale
 }
 
-friends_MyIcon = {
-    'scale' : style.large_icon_scale
-}
-
 friends_FriendIcon = {
     'scale' : style.large_icon_scale
 }