diff --git a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
index b4ffa238a..99c86439a 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ using namespace Accounts;
 TomahawkWindow::TomahawkWindow( QWidget* parent )
     : QMainWindow( parent )
     , TomahawkUtils::DpiScaler( this )
-    #if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-    , m_buttonCreatedID( RegisterWindowMessage( L"TaskbarButtonCreated" ) )
-    , m_taskbarList( 0 )
-    #endif
     , ui( new Ui::TomahawkWindow )
     , m_searchWidget( 0 )
     , m_trayIcon( 0 )
@@ -154,9 +150,7 @@ TomahawkWindow::TomahawkWindow( QWidget* parent )
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     connect( AudioEngine::instance(), SIGNAL( stateChanged( AudioState, AudioState ) ), SLOT( audioStateChanged( AudioState, AudioState ) ) );
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
     setupWindowsButtons();
-#endif
 #endif
 
     if ( qApp->arguments().contains( "--debug" ) )
@@ -537,59 +531,9 @@ TomahawkWindow::setupUpdateCheck()
 
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-bool
+void
 TomahawkWindow::setupWindowsButtons()
 {
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-    const GUID IID_ITaskbarList3 = { 0xea1afb91,0x9e28,0x4b86, { 0x90,0xe9,0x9e,0x9f,0x8a,0x5e,0xef,0xaf } };
-    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-
-    THUMBBUTTONMASK dwMask = THUMBBUTTONMASK( THB_ICON | THB_TOOLTIP | THB_FLAGS );
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PREVIOUS].dwMask = dwMask;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PREVIOUS].iId = TP_PREVIOUS;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PREVIOUS].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::PrevButton);
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PREVIOUS].dwFlags = THBF_ENABLED;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PREVIOUS].szTip[ tr( "Back" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_PREVIOUS].szTip ) ] = 0;
-
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].dwMask = dwMask;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].iId = TP_PLAY_PAUSE;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::PlayButton);
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].dwFlags = THBF_ENABLED;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip[ tr( "Play" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip ) ] = 0;
-
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_NEXT].dwMask = dwMask;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_NEXT].iId = TP_NEXT;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_NEXT].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::NextButton);
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_NEXT].dwFlags = THBF_ENABLED;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_NEXT].szTip[ tr( "Next" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_NEXT].szTip ) ] = 0;
-
-    m_thumbButtons[3].dwMask = dwMask;
-    m_thumbButtons[3].iId = -1;
-    m_thumbButtons[3].hIcon = 0;
-    m_thumbButtons[3].dwFlags = THBF_NOBACKGROUND | THBF_DISABLED;
-    m_thumbButtons[3].szTip[0] = 0;
-
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].dwMask = dwMask;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].iId = TP_LOVE;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::NotLoved);
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].dwFlags = THBF_DISABLED;
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].szTip[ tr( "Love" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].szTip ) ] = 0;
-
-    if ( S_OK == CoCreateInstance( CLSID_TaskbarList, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ITaskbarList3, (void **)&m_taskbarList ) )
-    {
-        hr = m_taskbarList->HrInit();
-        if ( SUCCEEDED( hr ) )
-        {
-            hr = m_taskbarList->ThumbBarAddButtons( (HWND)winId(), ARRAYSIZE( m_thumbButtons ), m_thumbButtons );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            m_taskbarList->Release();
-            m_taskbarList = 0;
-        }
-    }
-    return SUCCEEDED( hr );
-#else
     m_taskbarList = new QWinThumbnailToolBar( this );
     m_taskbarList->setWindow( this->windowHandle() );
 
@@ -625,35 +569,14 @@ TomahawkWindow::setupWindowsButtons()
     love->setInteractive( false );
     connect( love , SIGNAL( clicked() ) , this , SLOT( toggleLoved() ) );
     m_taskbarList->addButton(love);
-
-    return true;
-#endif//QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
 }
 
-
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-HICON
-TomahawkWindow::thumbIcon( TomahawkUtils::ImageType type )
-{
-    static QMap<TomahawkUtils::ImageType,HICON> thumbIcons;
-    if ( !thumbIcons.contains( type ) )
-    {
-        QPixmap pix ( TomahawkUtils::defaultPixmap(type , TomahawkUtils::Original, QSize( 40, 40 ) ) );
-        thumbIcons[type] = pix.toWinHICON();
-    }
-    return thumbIcons[type];
-}
-
-#else
-
 QIcon
 TomahawkWindow::thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::ImageType type)
 {
     return  TomahawkUtils::defaultPixmap( type , TomahawkUtils::Original, QSize( 40, 40 ) );
 }
 
-#endif//QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-
 #endif
 
 
@@ -844,99 +767,12 @@ TomahawkWindow::keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent* e )
     QMainWindow::keyPressEvent( e );
 }
 
-
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-bool
-TomahawkWindow::winEvent( MSG* msg, long* result )
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(result);
-#define TB_PRESSED Q_FUNC_INFO << "Taskbar Button Pressed:"
-
-    switch ( msg->message )
-    {
-    case WM_COMMAND:
-        if ( HIWORD( msg->wParam ) == THBN_CLICKED )
-        {
-            switch ( TB_STATES( LOWORD( msg->wParam ) ) )
-            {
-            case TP_PREVIOUS:
-                tLog() << TB_PRESSED << "Previous";
-                AudioEngine::instance()->previous();
-                break;
-            case TP_PLAY_PAUSE:
-                tLog() << TB_PRESSED << "Play/Pause";
-                AudioEngine::instance()->playPause();
-                break;
-            case TP_NEXT:
-                tLog() << TB_PRESSED << "Next";
-                AudioEngine::instance()->next();
-                break;
-            case TP_LOVE:
-                tLog() << TB_PRESSED << "Love";
-                toggleLoved();
-                break;
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-
-    if ( msg->message == m_buttonCreatedID )
-        return setupWindowsButtons();
-
-    return false;
-}
-#endif//defined(Q_OS_WIN) && QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-
-
 void
 TomahawkWindow::audioStateChanged( AudioState newState, AudioState oldState )
 {
     Q_UNUSED(oldState);
 #ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     Q_UNUSED(newState);
-#else
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-    if ( m_taskbarList == 0 )
-        return;
-    switch ( newState )
-    {
-    case AudioEngine::Playing:
-    {
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::PauseButton);
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip[ tr( "Pause" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip ) ] = 0;
-        updateWindowsLoveButton();
-
-    }
-        break;
-
-    case AudioEngine::Paused:
-    {
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::PlayButton);
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip[ tr( "Play" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip ) ] = 0;
-    }
-        break;
-
-    case AudioEngine::Stopped:
-    {
-        if ( !AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrack().isNull() )
-        {
-            disconnect( AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrack()->track().data(), SIGNAL( socialActionsLoaded() ), this, SLOT( updateWindowsLoveButton() ) );
-        }
-
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::PlayButton);
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip[ tr( "Play" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_PLAY_PAUSE].szTip ) ] = 0;
-
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::NotLoved);
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].dwFlags = THBF_DISABLED;
-    }
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        return;
-    }
-
-    m_taskbarList->ThumbBarUpdateButtons( (HWND)winId(), ARRAYSIZE( m_thumbButtons ), m_thumbButtons );
 #else
     QWinThumbnailToolButton *play = m_taskbarList->buttons()[ TP_PLAY_PAUSE ];
     switch ( newState )
@@ -976,7 +812,6 @@ TomahawkWindow::audioStateChanged( AudioState newState, AudioState oldState )
     default:
         return;
     }
-#endif//QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
 #endif//Q_OS_WIN
 }
 
@@ -984,23 +819,7 @@ TomahawkWindow::audioStateChanged( AudioState newState, AudioState oldState )
 void
 TomahawkWindow::updateWindowsLoveButton()
 {
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-    if ( m_taskbarList == 0 )
-        return;
-    if ( !AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrack().isNull() && AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrack()->track()->loved() )
-    {
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::Loved);
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].szTip[ tr( "Unlove" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].szTip ) ] = 0;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].hIcon = thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::NotLoved);
-        m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].szTip[ tr( "Love" ).toWCharArray( m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].szTip ) ] = 0;
-    }
-
-    m_thumbButtons[TP_LOVE].dwFlags = THBF_ENABLED;
-    m_taskbarList->ThumbBarUpdateButtons( (HWND)winId(), ARRAYSIZE( m_thumbButtons ), m_thumbButtons );
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     QWinThumbnailToolButton *love = m_taskbarList->buttons()[ TP_LOVE ];
 
     if ( !AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrack().isNull() )
@@ -1023,7 +842,7 @@ TomahawkWindow::updateWindowsLoveButton()
         love->setIcon( thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::NotLoved) );
         love->setToolTip( tr( "Love" ) );
     }
-#endif//defined(Q_OS_WIN) && QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
+#endif//defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h
index 1a41fe711..0b2fe4076 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h
+++ b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@
 #include <QToolButton>
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     #include <shobjidl.h>
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
     #include <QWinThumbnailToolBar>
     #include <QWinThumbnailToolButton>
 #endif
-#endif
 
 namespace Tomahawk
 {
@@ -92,10 +90,6 @@ protected:
 
     bool eventFilter( QObject* obj, QEvent* event );
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-    bool winEvent( MSG* message, long* result );
-#endif
-
 public slots:
     void createStation();
     void createPlaylist();
@@ -173,16 +167,9 @@ private:
     void importPlaylist( const QString& url, bool autoUpdate );
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    bool setupWindowsButtons();
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 2, 0 )
-    const unsigned int m_buttonCreatedID;
-    HICON thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::ImageType type);
-    ITaskbarList3* m_taskbarList;
-    THUMBBUTTON m_thumbButtons[5];
-#else
+    void setupWindowsButtons();
     QIcon thumbIcon(TomahawkUtils::ImageType type);
     QWinThumbnailToolBar *m_taskbarList;
-#endif
     enum TB_STATES{ TP_PREVIOUS = 0,TP_PLAY_PAUSE = 1,TP_NEXT = 2, TP_SPACE = 3, TP_LOVE = 4 };
 #endif