---
title: "Breaking: #72853 - Remove unused Images from core"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-72853"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Breaking-72853-RemoveUnusedImagesFromCore.rst"
typo3-version: "8.0"
typo3-major: 8
type: "breaking"
issue: 72853
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72853"
tags: ["Frontend", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-17T21:17:42+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #72853 - Remove unused Images from core {#breaking-72853-remove-unused-images-from-core}

See [forge#72853](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72853)

## Description {#description}

A lot of unused images from the core have been removed.
Although it is not a good style, some extensions use references to one or more files.

## Impact {#impact}

References to the images listed below can throw a 404 not found.

Deleted images:

```none
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/default.gif
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/overlay_deleted.gif
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/overlay_group.gif
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/overlay_hidden.gif
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/overlay_hidden_timing.gif
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/overlay_no_icon_found.gif
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/overlay_sub5.gif
typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/Images/Overlay/overlay_timing.gif
typo3/sysext/filemetadata/Resources/Public/Icons/status_1.png
typo3/sysext/filemetadata/Resources/Public/Icons/status_2.png
typo3/sysext/filemetadata/Resources/Public/Icons/status_3.png
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/bullet_list.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/div.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/filelinks.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/html.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/images_only.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/login_form.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/mailform.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/multimedia.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/regular_header.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/regular_text.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/searchform.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/shortcut.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/sitemap.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/sitemap2.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/table.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/text_image_below.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/text_image_right.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ContentElementWizard/user_defined.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/above_center.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/above_left.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/above_right.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/below_center.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/below_left.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/below_right.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/intext_left.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/intext_left_nowrap.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/intext_right.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Icons/ImageOrientation/intext_right_nowrap.gif
typo3/sysext/frontend/Resources/Public/Images/wizard_backend_layout.png
typo3/sysext/opendocs/Resources/Public/Icons/opendocs.png
typo3/sysext/opendocs/Resources/Public/Images/toolbar_item_active_bg.png
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/BUG_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/BUG_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/BUG_menu2.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/BUSINESS_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/BUSINESS_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/CANDIDATE_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/CANDIDATE_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/CANDIDATE_page.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/CrCPH_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/FIRST_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/FIRST_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/GLCK_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/GLCK_columns.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/GLCK_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/GREEN_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/GREEN_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/GREEN_menu2.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/GREEN_menu3.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/HYPER_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/HYPER_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/HYPER_menu2.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/HYPER_page.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/HYPER_toptitle.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/MM_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/MM_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/MM_right.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/NEWSLETTER_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/RE_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/RE_leftmenu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/RE_menu.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/RE_top.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/TU_basic.gif
typo3/sysext/tstemplate/Resources/Public/gfx/TU_menu.gif
```

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Installations or extensions which have references to this images.

## Migration {#migration}

No migration