Wrong icons in column view

Hi!
yesterday I installed a new applications that set itself as the default application for .java files.
I managed to restore the file type association to default (TextEdit), but now the icon of java files in column view and list view is wrong (executable file icon)!
I can't figure out why, instead, the icon in "view as icons" is the right one, i.e. the icon with ".java" written in red on it.
Someone can help me?

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