diff --git a/public/favicon.ico b/public/favicon.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index 718d6fe..0000000
Binary files a/public/favicon.ico and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index ee9f752..e50b42f 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@ import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Header from './components/Header/Header';
 import Footer from './components/Footer/Footer';
 import USABanner from './components/UsaBanner/UsaBanner';
-import { basePath } from './utils/constants';
 import './globals.scss';
 import './custom-styles.css';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: 'DIBBS Site',
-  icons: {
-    icon: `${basePath}/app/favicon.ico`,
-  },
 };
 
 export default function RootLayout({