diff --git a/src/lib/data/html/about.html b/src/lib/data/html/about.html
index aff97bd40..82c2109f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/html/about.html
+++ b/src/lib/data/html/about.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <html><head>
 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
 <title>%TITLE%</title>
-<link rel="icon" href="%FAVICON%" type="image/x-icon" />
 <style>
 html {background: #dddddd;font-family: sans-serif;color: #525c66;}
 html * {font-size: 100%;line-height: 1.6;}
diff --git a/src/lib/data/html/config.html b/src/lib/data/html/config.html
index efe79f75d..b68297008 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/html/config.html
+++ b/src/lib/data/html/config.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <html><head>
 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
 <title>%TITLE%</title>
-<link rel="icon" href="%FAVICON%" type="image/x-icon" />
 <style>
 html {background: #dddddd;font-family: sans-serif;color: #525c66;}
 html * {font-size: 100%;line-height: 1.6;}
diff --git a/src/lib/data/html/reportbug.html b/src/lib/data/html/reportbug.html
index b5c512b8e..7d97bdd08 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/html/reportbug.html
+++ b/src/lib/data/html/reportbug.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <html><head>
 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
 <title>%TITLE%</title>
-<link rel="icon" href="%FAVICON%" type="image/x-icon" />
 <style>
 html {background: #dddddd;font-family: sans-serif;color: #525c66;}
 html * {font-size: 100%;line-height: 1.6;}
diff --git a/src/lib/data/html/restore.html b/src/lib/data/html/restore.html
index 24ef672f2..a7158efaa 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/html/restore.html
+++ b/src/lib/data/html/restore.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <html><head>
 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
-<link rel="icon" href="%FAVICON%" type="image/x-icon" />
 <title>%TITLE%</title>
 <style>
 html {background: #dddddd;font-family: sans-serif;color: #525c66;}
diff --git a/src/lib/data/html/speeddial.html b/src/lib/data/html/speeddial.html
index 2970bfdcd..f7e77afed 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/html/speeddial.html
+++ b/src/lib/data/html/speeddial.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <html><head>
 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
 <title>%SITE-TITLE%</title>
-<link rel="icon" href="%FAVICON%" type="image/x-icon" />
 <style type="text/css" media="screen">
 html { background: #dddddd url("%IMG_BACKGROUND%") no-repeat center center; background-size: %B_SIZE%; }
 body { font-family: sans-serif; color: #525c66; direction: %DIRECTION%; }
diff --git a/src/lib/data/html/start.html b/src/lib/data/html/start.html
index 5ba619cb1..e72b7bc3a 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/html/start.html
+++ b/src/lib/data/html/start.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <html><head>
 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
 <title>%TITLE%</title>
-<link rel="icon" href="%FAVICON%" type="image/x-icon" />
 <style>
 html {background: #dddddd;font-family: sans-serif;color: #525c66;}
 #box {background: #ffffff; max-width: 500px;min-width:450px;margin: 25px auto 0px auto;padding: 15px 40px 15px 40px;direction: %DIRECTION%;}
diff --git a/src/lib/data/html/tabcrash.html b/src/lib/data/html/tabcrash.html
index 3d9b949c9..408c593f9 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/html/tabcrash.html
+++ b/src/lib/data/html/tabcrash.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <html><head>
 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
 <title>%TITLE%</title>
-<link rel="icon" href="%FAVICON%" type="image/x-icon" />
 <style>
 html {background: #dddddd;font-family: sans-serif;color: #525c66;}
 html * {font-size: 100%;line-height: 1.6;}
diff --git a/src/lib/network/schemehandlers/qupzillaschemehandler.cpp b/src/lib/network/schemehandlers/qupzillaschemehandler.cpp
index ea764ee19..9ebfca634 100644
--- a/src/lib/network/schemehandlers/qupzillaschemehandler.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/network/schemehandlers/qupzillaschemehandler.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ QString QupZillaSchemeReply::reportbugPage()
     }
 
     bPage.append(QzTools::readAllFileContents(":html/reportbug.html"));
-    bPage.replace(QLatin1String("%FAVICON%"), QLatin1String("qrc:icons/qupzilla.png"));
-
     bPage.replace(QLatin1String("%TITLE%"), tr("Report Issue"));
     bPage.replace(QLatin1String("%REPORT-ISSUE%"), tr("Report Issue"));
     bPage.replace(QLatin1String("%PLUGINS-TEXT%"), tr("If you are experiencing problems with QupZilla, please try to disable"
@@ -167,7 +165,6 @@ QString QupZillaSchemeReply::startPage()
     }
 
     sPage.append(QzTools::readAllFileContents(":html/start.html"));
-    sPage.replace(QLatin1String("%FAVICON%"), QLatin1String("qrc:icons/qupzilla.png"));
     sPage.replace(QLatin1String("%ABOUT-IMG%"), QzTools::pixmapToDataUrl(QzTools::dpiAwarePixmap(QSL(":icons/other/startpage.png"))).toString());
 
     sPage.replace(QLatin1String("%TITLE%"), tr("Start Page"));
@@ -187,7 +184,6 @@ QString QupZillaSchemeReply::aboutPage()
 
     if (aPage.isEmpty()) {
         aPage.append(QzTools::readAllFileContents(":html/about.html"));
-        aPage.replace(QLatin1String("%FAVICON%"), QLatin1String("qrc:icons/qupzilla.png"));
         aPage.replace(QLatin1String("%ABOUT-IMG%"), QzTools::pixmapToDataUrl(QzTools::dpiAwarePixmap(QSL(":icons/other/about.png"))).toString());
         aPage.replace(QLatin1String("%COPYRIGHT-INCLUDE%"), QzTools::readAllFileContents(":html/copyright").toHtmlEscaped());
 
@@ -326,7 +322,6 @@ QString QupZillaSchemeReply::restorePage()
 
     if (rPage.isEmpty()) {
         rPage.append(QzTools::readAllFileContents(":html/restore.html"));
-        rPage.replace(QLatin1String("%FAVICON%"), QLatin1String("qrc:icons/qupzilla.png"));
         rPage.replace(QLatin1String("%IMAGE%"), QzTools::pixmapToDataUrl(IconProvider::standardIcon(QStyle::SP_MessageBoxWarning).pixmap(45)).toString());
         rPage.replace(QLatin1String("%TITLE%"), tr("Restore Session"));
         rPage.replace(QLatin1String("%OOPS%"), tr("Oops, QupZilla crashed."));
@@ -349,7 +344,6 @@ QString QupZillaSchemeReply::configPage()
 
     if (cPage.isEmpty()) {
         cPage.append(QzTools::readAllFileContents(":html/config.html"));
-        cPage.replace(QLatin1String("%FAVICON%"), QLatin1String("qrc:icons/qupzilla.png"));
         cPage.replace(QLatin1String("%ABOUT-IMG%"), QzTools::pixmapToDataUrl(QzTools::dpiAwarePixmap(QSL(":icons/other/about.png"))).toString());
 
         cPage.replace(QLatin1String("%TITLE%"), tr("Configuration Information"));
