diff --git a/common/gal/cursors.cpp b/common/gal/cursors.cpp
index 280cc7bb64..0eda81d346 100644
--- a/common/gal/cursors.cpp
+++ b/common/gal/cursors.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <cursors/cursor-line-bus.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-line-graphic.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-line-wire.xpm>
-#include <cursors/cursor-line-wire-add.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-measure.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-pencil.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-select-lasso.xpm>
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@
 #include <cursors/cursor-line-bus64.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-line-graphic64.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-line-wire64.xpm>
-#include <cursors/cursor-line-wire-add64.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-measure64.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-pencil64.xpm>
 #include <cursors/cursor-select-lasso64.xpm>
@@ -257,14 +255,6 @@ static const std::vector<CURSOR_STORE::CURSOR_DEF> standard_cursors = {
         { 32, 32 },
         { 5, 26 },
     },
-    {
-        KICURSOR::LINE_WIRE_ADD,
-        nullptr,
-        nullptr,
-        cursor_line_wire_add_xpm,
-        { 32, 32 },
-        { 5, 26 },
-    },
     {
         KICURSOR::LINE_GRAPHIC,
         nullptr,
@@ -461,14 +451,6 @@ static const std::vector<CURSOR_STORE::CURSOR_DEF> hidpi_cursors = {
         { 64, 64 },
         { 10, 52 },
     },
-    {
-        KICURSOR::LINE_WIRE_ADD,
-        nullptr,
-        nullptr,
-        cursor_line_wire_add64_xpm,
-        { 64, 64 },
-        { 10, 52 },
-    },
     {
         KICURSOR::LINE_GRAPHIC,
         nullptr,
diff --git a/eeschema/tools/ee_selection_tool.cpp b/eeschema/tools/ee_selection_tool.cpp
index 096315d56b..5a7d6b8e1f 100644
--- a/eeschema/tools/ee_selection_tool.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/tools/ee_selection_tool.cpp
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ int EE_SELECTION_TOOL::Main( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
         {
             if( displayWireCursor )
             {
-                m_nonModifiedCursor = KICURSOR::LINE_WIRE_ADD;
+                m_nonModifiedCursor = KICURSOR::LINE_WIRE;
             }
             else if( displayBusCursor )
             {
diff --git a/include/gal/cursors.h b/include/gal/cursors.h
index f6529f6ae5..783a512b1d 100644
--- a/include/gal/cursors.h
+++ b/include/gal/cursors.h
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ enum class KICURSOR
     LINE_GRAPHIC64,
     LINE_WIRE,
     LINE_WIRE64,
-    LINE_WIRE_ADD,
-    LINE_WIRE_ADD64,
     LABEL_HIER,
     LABEL_HIER64,
     PLACE,
diff --git a/resources/bitmaps_png/cursors/cursor-line-wire-add.xpm b/resources/bitmaps_png/cursors/cursor-line-wire-add.xpm
deleted file mode 100644
index a8f9663bf0..0000000000
--- a/resources/bitmaps_png/cursors/cursor-line-wire-add.xpm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* XPM */
-static const char * cursor_line_wire_add_xpm[] = {
-"32 32 4 1",
-" 	c None",
-".	c #FFFFFF",
-"+	c #008000",
-"@	c #000000",
-"                                ",
-"                                ",
-"                                ",
-"                                ",
-"              ..         .      ",
-"             .++.       .+.     ",
-"            ..++..     .+++.    ",
-"           .++++++.   .+++.     ",
-"           .++++++.  .+++.      ",
-"            ..++..  .+++.       ",
-"             .++.  .+++.        ",
-"              ..  .+++.         ",
-"                 .+++.          ",
-"                .+++.           ",
-"               .+++.            ",
-"              .+++.             ",
-"             .+++.              ",
-"            .+++.               ",
-"           .+++.                ",
-"          .+++.                 ",
-"         .+++.                  ",
-"    ...   .+.                   ",
-"    .@.    .                    ",
-"    .@.                         ",
-"    .@.                         ",
-".....@.....                     ",
-".@@@@ @@@@.                     ",
-".....@.....                     ",
-"    .@.                         ",
-"    .@.                         ",
-"    .@.                         ",
-"    ...                         "};
diff --git a/resources/bitmaps_png/cursors/cursor-line-wire-add64.xpm b/resources/bitmaps_png/cursors/cursor-line-wire-add64.xpm
deleted file mode 100644
index 4de3887440..0000000000
--- a/resources/bitmaps_png/cursors/cursor-line-wire-add64.xpm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/* XPM */
-static char const * cursor_line_wire_add64_xpm[] = {
-"64 64 4 1",
-" 	c None",
-".	c #000000",
-"+	c #008000",
-"@	c #FFFFFF",
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-"                                                                ",
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-"                           @++++@                @@@@           ",
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-"                        @@@@++++@@@@          @@+++++@@         ",
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-"                           @++++@      @@+++++@@                ",
-"                           @++++@     @@+++++@@                 ",
-"                            @@@@     @@+++++@@                  ",
-"                                    @@+++++@@                   ",
-"                                   @@+++++@@                    ",
-"                                  @@+++++@@                     ",
-"                                 @@+++++@@                      ",
-"                                @@+++++@@                       ",
-"                               @@+++++@@                        ",
-"                              @@+++++@@                         ",
-"                             @@+++++@@                          ",
-"                            @@+++++@@                           ",
-"                           @@+++++@@                            ",
-"                          @@+++++@@                             ",
-"                         @@+++++@@                              ",
-"                        @@+++++@@                               ",
-"                       @@+++++@@                                ",
-"                      @@+++++@@                                 ",
-"                     @@+++++@@                                  ",
-"                    @@+++++@@                                   ",
-"                   @@+++++@@                                    ",
-"                   @@++++@@                                     ",
-"                    @@++@@                                      ",
-"          @@         @@@@                                       ",
-"         @..@         @@                                        ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
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-" @........  ........@                                           ",
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-"         @..@                                                   ",
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-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"         @..@                                                   ",
-"          @@                                                    ",
-"                                                                "};