diff --git a/doc/api_assets/style.css b/doc/api_assets/style.css
index 7bcd07b561c3da..768a64b266b5b9 100644
--- a/doc/api_assets/style.css
+++ b/doc/api_assets/style.css
@@ -679,11 +679,6 @@ kbd {
   visibility: hidden;
 }
 
-.github_icon {
-  vertical-align: middle;
-  margin: -2px 3px 0 0;
-}
-
 /* API reference sidebar */
 @media only screen and (min-width: 1025px) {
   .apidoc #column2 > .line {
diff --git a/tools/doc/html.mjs b/tools/doc/html.mjs
index d1662a08c44924..c2c3a7a1836e88 100644
--- a/tools/doc/html.mjs
+++ b/tools/doc/html.mjs
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ function altDocs(filename, docCreated, versions) {
   ` : '';
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-const githubLogo = '<span class="github_icon"><svg height="16" width="16" viewBox="0 0 16.1 16.1" fill="currentColor"><path d="M8 0a8 8 0 0 0-2.5 15.6c.4 0 .5-.2.5-.4v-1.5c-2 .4-2.5-.5-2.7-1 0-.1-.5-.9-.8-1-.3-.2-.7-.6 0-.6.6 0 1 .6 1.2.8.7 1.2 1.9 1 2.4.7 0-.5.2-.9.5-1-1.8-.3-3.7-1-3.7-4 0-.9.3-1.6.8-2.2 0-.2-.3-1 .1-2 0 0 .7-.3 2.2.7a7.4 7.4 0 0 1 4 0c1.5-1 2.2-.8 2.2-.8.5 1.1.2 2 .1 2.1.5.6.8 1.3.8 2.2 0 3-1.9 3.7-3.6 4 .3.2.5.7.5 1.4v2.2c0 .2.1.5.5.4A8 8 0 0 0 16 8a8 8 0 0 0-8-8z"/></svg></span>';
 function editOnGitHub(filename) {
-  return `<li class="edit_on_github"><a href="/nodejs/node/edit/master/doc/api/${filename}.md">${githubLogo}Edit on GitHub</a></li>`;
+  return `<li class="edit_on_github"><a href="/nodejs/node/edit/master/doc/api/${filename}.md">Edit on GitHub</a></li>`;
 }