diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index d5ba497fba..95ead872f0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ if (!isset($_GET["page"])) require_once('admin.php'); ?>
 <head>
 <title><?php bloginfo('name') ?> &rsaquo; <?php echo $title; ?> &#8212; WordPress</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo get_settings('siteurl') ?>/wp-admin/wp-admin.css" type="text/css" />
-<link rel="shortcut icon" href="../wp-images/wp-favicon.png" />
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?>; charset=<?php echo get_settings('blog_charset'); ?>" />
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/wp-admin/bookmarklet.php b/wp-admin/bookmarklet.php
index aec04bc06c..555abeed76 100644
--- a/wp-admin/bookmarklet.php
+++ b/wp-admin/bookmarklet.php
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ window.close()
 <title><?php bloginfo('name') ?> &rsaquo; Bookmarklet &#8212; WordPress</title>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?>; charset=<?php echo get_settings('blog_charset'); ?>" />
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="wp-admin.css" type="text/css" />
-<link rel="shortcut icon" href="../wp-images/wp-favicon.png" />
 
 <style type="text/css">
 <!--
diff --git a/wp-admin/sidebar.php b/wp-admin/sidebar.php
index 2d0c158dc2..3445072820 100644
--- a/wp-admin/sidebar.php
+++ b/wp-admin/sidebar.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ if ('b' == $_GET['a']) {
 <title>WordPress &#8250; Sidebar</title>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?>; charset=<?php bloginfo('blog_charset'); ?>" />
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="wp-admin.css" type="text/css" />
-<link rel="shortcut icon" href="../wp-images/wp-favicon.png" />
 <style type="text/css" media="screen">
 form {
 	padding: 3px;
diff --git a/wp-images/wp-favicon.png b/wp-images/wp-favicon.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a7405aa1b..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-images/wp-favicon.png and /dev/null differ
