Remove default icons from gnome desktop

How can i remove the "computer" "home" floppy disk" and "trash" icons from my desktop. I cannot seem to delete them in any of the ways ive tried, ie i downloaded a little program which was supposed to let me remove them but it did not work.

Is there any way to remove these icons?

Yes, you can do it using gconf-editor, which you can launch from the terminal.

In there, uncheck the values for Trash, Home and the rest in apps -> nautilus -> desktop.

Thanks a lot, thats just what i wanted. :)