diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
index e635dcf90632f0..91428274a99140 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ $block-editor-link-control-number-of-actions: 1;
 		border-radius: $radius-block-ui;
 		line-height: 1.1;
 
+
 		&:focus {
 			box-shadow: none;
 		}
@@ -268,8 +269,15 @@ $block-editor-link-control-number-of-actions: 1;
 			font-weight: normal;
 		}
 
-		svg {
-			display: none; // specifically requested to be removed visually as well.
+		.components-external-link__icon {
+			position: absolute;
+			width: 1px;
+			height: 1px;
+			padding: 0;
+			margin: -1px;
+			overflow: hidden;
+			clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); // specifically requested to be removed visually as well.
+			border: 0;
 		}
 	}
 }