diff -ur qtwebengine-opensource-src-5.6.0/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp qtwebengine-opensource-src-5.6.0-no-icudtl-dat/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp
--- qtwebengine-opensource-src-5.6.0/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp	2016-03-03 17:02:28.000000000 +0100
+++ qtwebengine-opensource-src-5.6.0-no-icudtl-dat/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp	2016-03-18 03:08:24.385444415 +0100
@@ -207,24 +207,7 @@
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX) && defined(QT_MAC_FRAMEWORK_BUILD)
     return getResourcesPath(frameworkBundle());
 #else
-    static bool initialized = false;
     static QString potentialResourcesPath = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::DataPath) % QLatin1String("/resources");
-    if (!initialized) {
-        initialized = true;
-        if (!QFileInfo::exists(potentialResourcesPath % QLatin1String("/icudtl.dat"))) {
-            qWarning("Qt WebEngine ICU data not found at %s. Trying parent directory...", qPrintable(potentialResourcesPath));
-            potentialResourcesPath = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::DataPath);
-        }
-        if (!QFileInfo::exists(potentialResourcesPath % QLatin1String("/icudtl.dat"))) {
-            qWarning("Qt WebEngine ICU data not found at %s. Trying application directory...", qPrintable(potentialResourcesPath));
-            potentialResourcesPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
-        }
-        if (!QFileInfo::exists(potentialResourcesPath % QLatin1String("/icudtl.dat"))) {
-            qWarning("Qt WebEngine ICU data not found at %s. Trying fallback directory... The application MAY NOT work.", qPrintable(potentialResourcesPath));
-            potentialResourcesPath = fallbackDir();
-        }
-    }
-
     return potentialResourcesPath;
 #endif
 }