diff --git a/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua b/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua
index 7dcc44b02..358f00737 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---- Class module for icon lookup for menubar
+--- (Deprecated) class module for icon lookup for menubar
 --
 -- @author Kazunobu Kuriyama
 -- @copyright 2015 Kazunobu Kuriyama
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ local icon_theme = { mt = {} }
 local index_theme_cache = {}
 
 --- Class constructor of `icon_theme`
+-- @deprecated menubar.icon_theme.new
 -- @tparam string icon_theme_name Internal name of icon theme
 -- @tparam table base_directories Paths used for lookup
 -- @treturn table An instance of the class `icon_theme`
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ local lookup_fallback_icon = function(self, icon_name)
 end
 
 ---  Look up an image file based on a given icon name and/or a preferable size.
+-- @deprecated menubar.icon_theme:find_icon_path
 -- @tparam string icon_name Icon name to be looked up
 -- @tparam number icon_size Prefereable icon size
 -- @treturn string Absolute path to the icon file, or nil if not found
diff --git a/lib/menubar/index_theme.lua b/lib/menubar/index_theme.lua
index 633964af7..b0d9f2e97 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/index_theme.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/index_theme.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---- Class module for parsing an index.theme file
+--- (Deprecated) class module for parsing an index.theme file
 --
 -- @author Kazunobu Kuriyama
 -- @copyright 2015 Kazunobu Kuriyama
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ local THRESHOLD = "Threshold"
 local index_theme = { mt = {} }
 
 --- Class constructor of `index_theme`
+-- @deprecated menubar.index_theme.new
 -- @tparam table cls Metatable that will be used. Should always be `index_theme.mt`.
 -- @tparam string icon_theme_name Internal name of icon theme
 -- @tparam table base_directories Paths used for lookup
@@ -132,18 +133,21 @@ index_theme.new = function(cls, icon_theme_name, base_directories)
 end
 
 --- Table of the values of the `Directories` key
+-- @deprecated menubar.index_theme:get_subdirectories
 -- @treturn table Values of the `Directories` key
 index_theme.get_subdirectories = function(self)
     return self[DIRECTORIES]
 end
 
 --- Table of the values of the `Inherits` key
+-- @deprecated menubar.index_theme:get_inherits
 -- @treturn table Values of the `Inherits` key
 index_theme.get_inherits = function(self)
     return self[INHERITS]
 end
 
 --- Query (part of) per-directory keys of a given subdirectory name.
+-- @deprecated menubar.index_theme:get_per_directory_keys
 -- @tparam table subdirectory Icon theme's subdirectory
 -- @treturn[1] string Value of the `Type` key
 -- @treturn[2] number Value of the `Size` key
diff --git a/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua b/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua
index 519629c7d..0be0b6967 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/menu_gen.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 local gtable = require("gears.table")
 local gfilesystem = require("gears.filesystem")
 local utils = require("menubar.utils")
-local icon_theme = require("menubar.icon_theme")
 local pairs = pairs
 local ipairs = ipairs
 local table = table
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ menu_gen.all_categories = {
 --- Find icons for category entries.
 function menu_gen.lookup_category_icons()
     for _, v in pairs(menu_gen.all_categories) do
-        v.icon = icon_theme():find_icon_path(v.icon_name)
+        v.icon = utils.lookup_icon(v.icon_name)
     end
 end