diff --git a/_sass/base/_override.scss b/_sass/base/_override.scss
index 251e5b9e19..a5e560eb5b 100644
--- a/_sass/base/_override.scss
+++ b/_sass/base/_override.scss
@@ -15,21 +15,6 @@ a:focus {
   color: $linkHoverColor;
 }
 
-a.external {
-  &:after {
-    @extend .external-link-icon;
-    content: "";
-    margin-left: 5px;
-    display: inline-block;
-  }
-
-  &:hover {
-    &:after {
-      background: url('../img/external-link-dark.svg') no-repeat center/cover;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 a.disabled {
     color: #CCCCCC;
 }
diff --git a/_sass/layouts/_community.scss b/_sass/layouts/_community.scss
index 02fa9c9f8d..6d0cb305cb 100644
--- a/_sass/layouts/_community.scss
+++ b/_sass/layouts/_community.scss
@@ -11,19 +11,6 @@
 
   .community-section {
     margin: 45px 0;
-
-    .external-link-icon {
-      margin: -5px 0 0;
-    }
-
-    a::after {
-      display: none;
-    }
-
-    .external-link-icon {
-      display: inline-block;
-      margin-left: 5px;
-    }
   }
 
   table, th, td {
diff --git a/_sass/modules/_buttons.scss b/_sass/modules/_buttons.scss
index e90bce338f..147e3dfb40 100644
--- a/_sass/modules/_buttons.scss
+++ b/_sass/modules/_buttons.scss
@@ -90,9 +90,3 @@
     width: 45px;
   }
 }
-
-.external-link-icon {
-  background: url('../img/external-link.svg') no-repeat center/cover;
-  width: 15px;
-  height: 15px;
-}
diff --git a/_sass/modules/_footer.scss b/_sass/modules/_footer.scss
index 043ad82a3f..66a703dc6c 100644
--- a/_sass/modules/_footer.scss
+++ b/_sass/modules/_footer.scss
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ footer {
     }
   }
 
-  a.external:after {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
   .active {
     display: initial;
   }
diff --git a/img/external-link-dark.svg b/img/external-link-dark.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index a7141e163a..0000000000
--- a/img/external-link-dark.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 16.0.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0)  -->
-<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
-<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
-	 width="18px" height="18px" viewBox="5 5 18 18" enable-background="new 5 5 18 18" xml:space="preserve">
-<g>
-	<path fill="#466BB0" d="M23,5H12.417l3.054,2.928l-4.51,4.509c-0.458,0.458-0.458,1.201,0,1.658l2.901,2.901
-		c0.457,0.458,1.199,0.458,1.658,0l4.479-4.604L23,15.391V5z"/>
-	<path fill="#466BB0" d="M18,16.816v2.517C18,20.252,17.836,21,16.917,21h-8C7.998,21,7,20.252,7,19.333v-8
-		C7,10.415,7.998,10,8.917,10h2.01l2-2h-4.01C6.895,8,5,9.312,5,11.333v8C5,21.355,6.895,23,8.917,23h8
-		C18.938,23,20,21.355,20,19.333v-4.517L18,16.816z"/>
-</g>
-</svg>
diff --git a/img/external-link-icon.png b/img/external-link-icon.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 285fcb9928..0000000000
Binary files a/img/external-link-icon.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/img/external-link.svg b/img/external-link.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d29ee2832..0000000000
--- a/img/external-link.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 16.0.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0)  -->
-<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
-<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
-	 width="18px" height="18px" viewBox="5 5 18 18" enable-background="new 5 5 18 18" xml:space="preserve">
-<g>
-	<path fill="#286AC7" d="M23,5H12.417l3.054,2.928l-4.51,4.509c-0.458,0.458-0.458,1.201,0,1.658l2.901,2.901
-		c0.457,0.458,1.199,0.458,1.658,0l4.479-4.604L23,15.391V5z"/>
-	<path fill="#286AC7" d="M18,16.816v2.517C18,20.252,17.836,21,16.917,21h-8C7.998,21,7,20.252,7,19.333v-8
-		C7,10.415,7.998,10,8.917,10h2.01l2-2h-4.01C6.895,8,5,9.312,5,11.333v8C5,21.355,6.895,23,8.917,23h8
-		C18.938,23,20,21.355,20,19.333v-4.517L18,16.816z"/>
-</g>
-</svg>