diff --git a/images/help/indentation.png b/images/help/indentation.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 507ab0a3a927..000000000000
Binary files a/images/help/indentation.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/help/help_impl.cpp b/src/help/help_impl.cpp
index e2ab5e5fce35..3450ac43bbf0 100644
--- a/src/help/help_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/help/help_impl.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ const unsigned max_history = 100;
 const std::string topic_img = "help/topic.png";
 const std::string closed_section_img = "help/closed_section.png";
 const std::string open_section_img = "help/open_section.png";
-const std::string indentation_img = "help/indentation.png";
 // The topic to open by default when opening the help dialog.
 const std::string default_show_topic = "..introduction";
 const std::string unknown_unit_topic = ".unknown_unit";
diff --git a/src/help/help_impl.hpp b/src/help/help_impl.hpp
index a274829a071a..c7453bfa6c31 100644
--- a/src/help/help_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/help/help_impl.hpp
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ extern const unsigned max_history;
 extern const std::string topic_img;
 extern const std::string closed_section_img;
 extern const std::string open_section_img;
-extern const std::string indentation_img;
 // The topic to open by default when opening the help dialog.
 extern const std::string default_show_topic;
 extern const std::string unknown_unit_topic;
diff --git a/src/help/help_menu.cpp b/src/help/help_menu.cpp
index 69479e4b2857..c6e43ad471d3 100644
--- a/src/help/help_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/help/help_menu.cpp
@@ -89,20 +89,20 @@ void help_menu::update_visible_items(const section &sec, unsigned level)
 	}
 }
 
-std::string help_menu::indented_icon(const std::string& icon, const unsigned level) {
+std::string help_menu::indent_list(const std::string& icon, const unsigned level) {
 	std::stringstream to_show;
-	for (unsigned i = 1; i < level; ++i) 	{
-		to_show << IMAGE_PREFIX << indentation_img << IMG_TEXT_SEPARATOR;
+	for (unsigned i = 1; i < level; ++i) {
+		to_show << "    "; // Indent 4 spaces
 	}
 
-	to_show << IMAGE_PREFIX << icon;
+	to_show << IMG_TEXT_SEPARATOR << IMAGE_PREFIX << icon;
 	return to_show.str();
 }
 
 std::string help_menu::get_string_to_show(const section &sec, const unsigned level)
 {
 	std::stringstream to_show;
-	to_show << indented_icon(expanded(sec) ? open_section_img : closed_section_img, level)
+	to_show << indent_list(expanded(sec) ? open_section_img : closed_section_img, level)
 		 << IMG_TEXT_SEPARATOR << sec.title;
 	return to_show.str();
 }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ std::string help_menu::get_string_to_show(const section &sec, const unsigned lev
 std::string help_menu::get_string_to_show(const topic &topic, const unsigned level)
 {
 	std::stringstream to_show;
-	to_show <<  indented_icon(topic_img, level)
+	to_show <<  indent_list(topic_img, level)
 		<< IMG_TEXT_SEPARATOR << topic.title;
 	return to_show.str();
 }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int help_menu::process()
 
 			const std::string icon_img = expanded(*sec) ? open_section_img : closed_section_img;
 			// we remove the right thickness (ne present between icon and text)
-			int text_start = style_->item_size(indented_icon(icon_img, sec->level)).w - style_->get_thickness();
+			int text_start = style_->item_size(indent_list(icon_img, sec->level)).w - style_->get_thickness();
 
 			// NOTE: if you want to forbid click to the left of the icon
 			// also check x >= text_start-image_width(icon_img)
diff --git a/src/help/help_menu.hpp b/src/help/help_menu.hpp
index 7a124d7fec5e..314abbe821a5 100644
--- a/src/help/help_menu.hpp
+++ b/src/help/help_menu.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class help_menu : public gui::menu
 
 	/// Return the string to use as the prefix for the icon part of the
 	/// menu-string at the specified level.
-	std::string indented_icon(const std::string &icon, const unsigned level);
+	std::string indent_list(const std::string &icon, const unsigned level);
 	/// Return the string to use as the menu-string for sections at the
 	/// specified level.
 	std::string get_string_to_show(const section &sec, const unsigned level);