diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 539da65..b1c6238 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 extensions = [
     "myst_parser",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
-    'sphinx_favicon',
-]
-
-favicons = [
-    "https://kedro.org/images/favicon.ico",
 ]
 
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9d9511a..e01d03b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ test = [
     "pytest",
     "pytest-cov",
 ]
-docs = [
+doc = [
     "kedro-sphinx-theme",
-    "sphinx-favicon",
 ]
 
 [project.entry-points."sphinx.html_themes"]
diff --git a/src/kedro_sphinx_theme/theme/kedro-sphinx-theme/layout.html b/src/kedro_sphinx_theme/theme/kedro-sphinx-theme/layout.html
index cef57e3..bf80edf 100644
--- a/src/kedro_sphinx_theme/theme/kedro-sphinx-theme/layout.html
+++ b/src/kedro_sphinx_theme/theme/kedro-sphinx-theme/layout.html
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "sphinx_rtd_theme/layout.html" %}
 {# ref: https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme/blob/master/sphinx_rtd_theme/layout.html #}
 
-{#- FAVICON #}
-  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://kedro.org/images/favicon.ico"/>
-
 {%- block extrabody %}
 
 <div class="wy-grid-header">