diff --git a/scripts/img/reload.xcf b/scripts/img/reload.xcf
index c3ce165ad..dc8be6283 100644
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diff --git a/scripts/img/reload_scaled.png b/scripts/img/reload_scaled.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a45b1bd1..000000000
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diff --git a/scripts/make_spinner.py b/scripts/make_spinner.py
index c1f94c12c..1d4ee0202 100755
--- a/scripts/make_spinner.py
+++ b/scripts/make_spinner.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ NUMFRAMES=35
 FRAMERATE=10.0
 CONVERT='convert'
 CLOCKWISE=True
+DSIZE=(16,16)
 
 im_src = Image.open(SRC)
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ for frame in xrange(NUMFRAMES):
     if CLOCKWISE:
         rotation = -rotation
     im_new = im_src.rotate(rotation, Image.BICUBIC)
+    im_new.thumbnail(DSIZE, Image.ANTIALIAS)
     outfile = frame_to_filename(frame)
     im_new.save(outfile, 'png')
     frame_files.append(outfile)
diff --git a/src/qt/res/movies/update_spinner.mng b/src/qt/res/movies/update_spinner.mng
index 99b1b1413..7df3baac6 100644
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