diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py
index fc20d98279..ce37b44f79 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py
@@ -26,18 +26,13 @@ from calibre.gui2.dialogs.edit_authors_dialog import EditAuthorsDialog
 
 class TagDelegate(QItemDelegate):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        QItemDelegate.__init__(self, parent)
-        self._parent = parent
-        self.icon = QIcon(I('star.png'))
-
     def paint(self, painter, option, index):
         item = index.internalPointer()
         if item.type != TagTreeItem.TAG:
             QItemDelegate.paint(self, painter, option, index)
             return
         r = option.rect
-        model = self._parent.model()
+        model = self.parent().model()
         icon = model.data(index, Qt.DecorationRole).toPyObject()
         painter.save()
         if item.tag.state != 0 or not config['show_avg_rating'] or \