diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py b/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py
index c2eef68c4..4f8782d4f 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py
@@ -39,16 +39,11 @@ class TrackerIconsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return d
 
     def test_get_ubuntu_ico(self):
-        def check_data(icon, data):
-            self.assertNotEqual(icon.get_data(), data)
-
         # ubuntu.com has inline css which causes HTMLParser issues
+        icon = TrackerIcon(os.path.join(dirname, "ubuntu.ico"))
         d = icons.get("www.ubuntu.com")
         d.addCallback(self.assertNotIdentical, None)
-        # as ubuntu's icon is 32x32 it may get resized and hence
-        # we can't test if the icon is equal to a reference one
-        # however we can test that the icon has some sort of data
-        d.addCallback(check_data, "")
+        d.addCallback(self.assertEquals, icon)
         return d
 
     def test_get_openbt_png(self):
diff --git a/deluge/tests/ubuntu.ico b/deluge/tests/ubuntu.ico
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..136b44322
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