diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/base.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/base.tsx
index aab394d0ab..7ac3d0bfaa 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/base.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/base.tsx
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ export const getHeadConfig: GetHeadConfig<TemplateRenderProps> = (
     charset: "UTF-8",
     viewport: "width=device-width, initial-scale=1",
     tags: [
-      {
-        type: "link" as TagType,
-        attributes: {
-          rel: "icon",
-          type: "image/x-icon",
-        },
-      },
       ...(data.document.siteDomain
         ? [
             {
@@ -79,7 +72,7 @@ export const getHeadConfig: GetHeadConfig<TemplateRenderProps> = (
               type: "link" as TagType,
               attributes: {
                 rel: "icon",
-                type: "image/x-icon",
+                type: "image/png",
                 href: faviconUrl,
               },
             },
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
index 15cde29ff8..1ae329af8c 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ export const getHeadConfig: GetHeadConfig<TemplateRenderProps> = (
     charset: "UTF-8",
     viewport: "width=device-width, initial-scale=1",
     tags: [
-      {
-        type: "link",
-        attributes: {
-          rel: "icon",
-          type: "image/x-icon",
-        },
-      },
       ...(data.document.siteDomain
         ? [
             {
@@ -79,7 +72,7 @@ export const getHeadConfig: GetHeadConfig<TemplateRenderProps> = (
               type: "link" as TagType,
               attributes: {
                 rel: "icon",
-                type: "image/x-icon",
+                type: "image/png",
                 href: faviconUrl,
               },
             },
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
index 1a3ae1de05..90b008f5c9 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ export const getHeadConfig: GetHeadConfig<TemplateRenderProps> = (
     charset: "UTF-8",
     viewport: "width=device-width, initial-scale=1",
     tags: [
-      {
-        type: "link" as TagType,
-        attributes: {
-          rel: "icon",
-          type: "image/x-icon",
-        },
-      },
       ...(data.document.siteDomain
         ? [
             {
@@ -80,7 +73,7 @@ export const getHeadConfig: GetHeadConfig<TemplateRenderProps> = (
               type: "link" as TagType,
               attributes: {
                 rel: "icon",
-                type: "image/x-icon",
+                type: "image/png",
                 href: faviconUrl,
               },
             },