diff --git a/src/support/ChangeLog b/src/support/ChangeLog
index 61b0b146da..b6dd5c5dd8 100644
--- a/src/support/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/support/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	the stored file name as it breaks Window's version of stat().
 	(isLink): protect the code with #ifdef S_ISLNK.
 	(dostat): protect the code with #ifdef HAVE_LSTAT.
+	(typeIndicator): remove code testing the file's executable status.
 
 	* filetools.C (LyXReadLink): protect the code with
 	#ifdef HAVE_READLINK.
diff --git a/src/support/FileInfo.C b/src/support/FileInfo.C
index 342e5e92d4..0ac92ed87a 100644
--- a/src/support/FileInfo.C
+++ b/src/support/FileInfo.C
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ char FileInfo::typeIndicator() const
 	if (S_ISSOCK(buf_.st_mode))
 		return '=';
 #endif
-	if (S_ISREG(buf_.st_mode) && (buf_.st_mode & (S_IEXEC | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH)))
-		return '*';
 	return ' ';
 }