diff --git a/applications/icons/index.theme b/applications/icons/index.theme
deleted file mode 100644
index a06e187..0000000
--- a/applications/icons/index.theme
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Icon Theme]
-Name=User Icons
-Comment=User-local icon theme
-Directories=48x48/apps
-
-[48x48/apps]
-Size=48
-Context=Apps
-Type=Fixed
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-sync-applications b/bin/omarchy-sync-applications
index c35594c..e7d9ca2 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-sync-applications
+++ b/bin/omarchy-sync-applications
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Ensure necessary directories are present
-mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
+mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
 mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications/
 
 # Copy and sync icon files
-cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/icons/*.png ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
-cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/icons/index.theme ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/
-gtk-update-icon-cache ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor
+sudo cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/icons/*.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
+sudo gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null
 
 # Copy .desktop declarations
 cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/*.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/