diff --git a/adminer/file.inc.php b/adminer/file.inc.php
index f81f25cb..24230d63 100644
--- a/adminer/file.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/file.inc.php
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ if (substr(VERSION, -4) != '-dev') {
 	header("Cache-Control: immutable");
 }
 
-if ($_GET["file"] == "favicon.ico") {
-	header("Content-Type: image/x-icon");
-	echo lzw_decompress(compile_file('../adminer/static/favicon.ico', 'lzw_compress'));
-} elseif ($_GET["file"] == "default.css") {
+if ($_GET["file"] == "default.css") {
 	header("Content-Type: text/css; charset=utf-8");
 	echo lzw_decompress(compile_file('../adminer/static/default.css;../externals/jush/jush.css', 'minify_css'));
 } elseif ($_GET["file"] == "dark.css") {
diff --git a/adminer/include/design.inc.php b/adminer/include/design.inc.php
index 4b04bc63..0d86727d 100644
--- a/adminer/include/design.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/include/design.inc.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function page_header(string $title, string $error = "", $breadcrumb = array(), s
 	echo script_src("../adminer/static/functions.js");
 	echo script_src("static/editing.js");
 	if (adminer()->head($dark)) {
-		echo "<link rel='shortcut icon' type='image/x-icon' href='../adminer/static/favicon.ico'>\n";
+		echo "<link rel='icon' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAJEAAAQCBPz+/PwCBAROZCH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAQABAAAAI2hI+pGO1rmghihiUdvUBnZ3XBQA7f05mOak1RWXrNq5nQWHMKvuoJ37BhVEEfYxQzHjWQ5qIAADs='>\n";
 		echo "<link rel='apple-touch-icon' href='../adminer/static/logo.png'>\n";
 	}
 	foreach ($css as $val) {
diff --git a/adminer/static/favicon.ico b/adminer/static/favicon.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d60d208..00000000
Binary files a/adminer/static/favicon.ico and /dev/null differ