diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageCollector.kt b/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageCollector.kt
index 61225e855ad0..cd471bb49adb 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageCollector.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageCollector.kt
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ internal class ImageCollector(val projectHome: File, val iconsOnly: Boolean = tr
 
   private fun processDirectory(dir: File, sourceRoot: JpsModuleSourceRoot, robotData: IconRobotsData, prefix: List<String>) {
     dir.children.forEach { file ->
+      if (robotData.isSkipped(file)) return@forEach
       if (file.isDirectory) {
         val root = sourceRoot.file
         val childRobotData = robotData.fork(file, root)
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageSanityChecker.kt b/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageSanityChecker.kt
index 8305b3ca5b2a..0f4db2ef48fb 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageSanityChecker.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/icons/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/images/ImageSanityChecker.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.jetbrains.intellij.build.images
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.images.ImageSanityCheckerBase.Severity.*
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.images.ImageType.*
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.module.JpsModule
@@ -60,15 +59,8 @@ abstract class ImageSanityCheckerBase(val projectHome: File, val ignoreSkipTag:
   }
 
   private fun checkHaveValidSize(images: List<ImagePaths>, module: JpsModule) {
-    val excludedPaths = arrayOf(
-      "/tips/images/",
-      "/ide/ui/laf/icons/"
-    )
-
     process(images, WARNING, "icon with suspicious size", module) { image ->
       if (!isIcon(image.file!!)) return@process true
-      val path = FileUtil.normalize(image.file!!.path)
-      if (excludedPaths.any { path.contains(it) }) return@process true
       val sizes = image.files.mapValues { imageSize(it.value) }
 
       val sizeBasic = sizes[BASIC]!!
diff --git a/python/python-community-ide-resources/resources/icon-robots.txt b/python/python-community-ide-resources/resources/icon-robots.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c6ebcdbff50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python-community-ide-resources/resources/icon-robots.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+skip: tips