diff --git a/icon/lib/_icon.scss b/icon/lib/_icon.scss
index e7761160de..d96867aeda 100644
--- a/icon/lib/_icon.scss
+++ b/icon/lib/_icon.scss
@@ -49,13 +49,12 @@ $_custom-property-prefix: 'icon';
     -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
   }
 
-  span {
-    ::slotted(svg) {
-      fill: currentColor;
-    }
-    ::slotted(*) {
-      height: var(--_size);
-      width: var(--_size);
-    }
+  ::slotted(svg) {
+    fill: currentColor;
+  }
+
+  ::slotted(*) {
+    height: var(--_size);
+    width: var(--_size);
   }
 }
diff --git a/icon/lib/icon.ts b/icon/lib/icon.ts
index d169ad57de..5b01f14fdc 100644
--- a/icon/lib/icon.ts
+++ b/icon/lib/icon.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ import {html, LitElement} from 'lit';
  */
 export class Icon extends LitElement {
   protected override render() {
-    return html`<span><slot></slot></span>`;
+    return html`<slot></slot>`;
   }
 }