diff --git a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/modals-ui-elements.less b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/modals-ui-elements.less
index 252ca3c79..0a1ef4329 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/modals-ui-elements.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/modals-ui-elements.less
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@
     }
     .cp-teams-invite-spinner {
         font-size: 1.2em;
-        .fa {
-            margin-right: 10px;;
-        }
     }
     .cp-teams-help {
         margin-left: 10px;
@@ -317,10 +314,6 @@
             }
             .cp-mediatag-control {
                 align-self: center;
-                .fa {
-                    margin: 10px;
-                    cursor: pointer;
-                }
             }
             .cp-mediatag-outer {
                 display: flex;
diff --git a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/sidebar-layout.less b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/sidebar-layout.less
index 73761a976..cae51d3b0 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/sidebar-layout.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/sidebar-layout.less
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@
                     display: flex;
                     max-width: 100%;
                     align-items: center;
-                    .fa, .cptools {
-                        margin-right: 0;
-                        flex: 0;
-                    }
                     span.cp-sidebarlayout-category-name {
                         padding-left: 5px;
                         white-space: nowrap;
@@ -257,9 +253,6 @@
                 }
                 label.noTitle {
                     display: inline-flex;
-                    .fa {
-                        margin-left: 10px;
-                    }
                 }
                 margin-bottom: 20px;
             }
diff --git a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less
index 96d8f48d7..0721d310c 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
     @toolbar_top-height: 76px;
     @toolbar_button-font: @colortheme_app-font;
 
-    // if we spell 'share' correctly, then adblock plus hides the share button
-    // this is a workaround
-    .fa-shhare-alt:before { content: "\f1e0"; }
-
     .ckeditor_fix();
 
     .cp-burn-after-reading {
@@ -319,7 +315,7 @@
         .cp-modal {
             display: flex;
             flex-flow: column;
-            li, li .fa {
+            li {
                 cursor: pointer;
             }
             &> p {
diff --git a/www/form/app-form.less b/www/form/app-form.less
index d73993e6d..5c4c07839 100644
--- a/www/form/app-form.less
+++ b/www/form/app-form.less
@@ -1069,9 +1069,6 @@
                 }
                 .cp-form-friend {
                     color: @cp_profile-hint;
-                    .fa {
-                        margin-right: 5px;
-                    }
                 }
                 a, a:visited {
                     color: @cryptpad_color_link;
diff --git a/www/pad/app-pad.less b/www/pad/app-pad.less
index ea7029622..ada56c5af 100644
--- a/www/pad/app-pad.less
+++ b/www/pad/app-pad.less
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ body.cp-app-pad {
             height: 28px;
             line-height: 28px;
             padding: 0px 6px;
-            .fa { margin: 0 !important; }
         }
         &.hidden {
             width: auto !important;
@@ -255,9 +254,6 @@ body.cp-app-pad {
         div.cp-comment-bubble {
             position: relative;
             button {
-                .fa {
-                    margin: 0 !important;
-                }
                 position: absolute;
                 padding: 0 4px;
                 background: @cp_toolbar-bg;
diff --git a/www/profile/app-profile.less b/www/profile/app-profile.less
index 525a9f45d..85783f54b 100644
--- a/www/profile/app-profile.less
+++ b/www/profile/app-profile.less
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         color: @cp-profile-is-your-friend;
-        .fa {
-            margin-right: 0.2em;
-        }
     }
     .cp-app-profile-friend-request {
         flex: 0;
diff --git a/www/secureiframe/app-secure.less b/www/secureiframe/app-secure.less
index 10a906a1a..b876ad77a 100644
--- a/www/secureiframe/app-secure.less
+++ b/www/secureiframe/app-secure.less
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
     .usergrid_main();
     .forms_main();
 
-    .fa-shhare-alt:before { content: "\f1e0"; }
-
     #cp-filepicker-dialog {
         display: none;
         .lucide {