diff --git a/stylesheets/patterns-cob-theme.styl b/stylesheets/patterns-cob-theme.styl
index 4ee03c9b..7bff32fd 100644
--- a/stylesheets/patterns-cob-theme.styl
+++ b/stylesheets/patterns-cob-theme.styl
@@ -109,14 +109,6 @@ article .body a:visited,
 .lcdl-d a {
     color: #393FAC
 }
-#content p a[target=_blank], .main p a[target=_blank], #content span a[target=_blank], .main span a[target=_blank] {
-    background-image: url(../images/global/icons/external-link.svg);
-    background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    background-position: calc(100% - 0px) 50%;
-    background-size: 16px;
-    padding-right: 20px;
-    display: inline-block;
-}
 .inverted,
 .inverted:link {
     color: $freedom-red-dark