diff --git a/blocks/navigation/block_navigation.php b/blocks/navigation/block_navigation.php
index d11f2ab5266..db61ea7355d 100644
--- a/blocks/navigation/block_navigation.php
+++ b/blocks/navigation/block_navigation.php
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ class block_navigation extends block_base {
         $renderer = $this->page->get_renderer('block_navigation');
         $this->content->text = $renderer->navigation_tree($navigation, $expansionlimit);
 
-        $reloadlink = new moodle_url($this->page->url, array('regenerate'=>'navigation'));
-
-        $this->content->footer .= $OUTPUT->action_icon($reloadlink, new pix_icon('t/reload', get_string('reload')), null, array('class'=>'customcommand reloadnavigation'));
-
         // Set content generated to true so that we know it has been done
         $this->contentgenerated = true;
 
diff --git a/blocks/navigation/navigation.js b/blocks/navigation/navigation.js
index d5e6def11d6..12bb9b63cfa 100644
--- a/blocks/navigation/navigation.js
+++ b/blocks/navigation/navigation.js
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ M.block_navigation.classes.tree = function(Y, id, properties) {
     if (node === null) {
         return;
     }
-
-    var reloadicon = node.one('.footer .reloadnavigation');
-    if (reloadicon) {
-        reloadicon.remove();
-    }
     
     // Attach event to toggle expansion
     node.all('.tree_item.branch').on('click', this.toggleexpansion , this);
@@ -126,10 +121,6 @@ M.block_navigation.classes.tree = function(Y, id, properties) {
     if (this.candock) {
         this.init(Y, node);
     }
-
-    if (reloadicon) {
-        node.one('.header .block_action').insert(reloadicon, 0);
-    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/blocks/settings/block_settings.php b/blocks/settings/block_settings.php
index 3e236afba29..8be053c30e2 100644
--- a/blocks/settings/block_settings.php
+++ b/blocks/settings/block_settings.php
@@ -132,9 +132,6 @@ class block_settings extends block_base {
                 $this->content->footer = '';
             }
 
-            $reloadlink = new moodle_url($this->page->url, array('regenerate'=>'navigation'));
-            $this->content->footer .= $OUTPUT->action_icon($reloadlink, new pix_icon('t/reload', get_string('reload')), null, array('class'=>'customcommand reloadnavigation'));
-
             if (!empty($this->config->enabledock) && $this->config->enabledock == 'yes') {
                 user_preference_allow_ajax_update('nav_in_tab_panel_settingsnav'.block_settings::$navcount, PARAM_INT);
             }