diff --git a/src/utils/html.rs b/src/utils/html.rs
index a7fe2b41a..4c797d2c8 100644
--- a/src/utils/html.rs
+++ b/src/utils/html.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ fn extract_from_rcdom(dom: &RcDom) -> Result<(Handle, Handle)> {
let head = head.ok_or_else(|| err_msg("couldn't find tag in rustdoc output"))?;
let body = body.ok_or_else(|| err_msg("couldn't find tag in rustdoc output"))?;
+
+ {
+ head.children.borrow_mut().retain(|node| {
+ match node.data {
+ NodeData::Element { ref name, ref attrs, .. } => {
+ // `` is rustdoc's custom favicon, but we want to
+ // use our own, so ditch it so browsers request the favicon at the domain root
+ // instead
+ !(name.local == *"link" &&
+ attrs.borrow()
+ .iter()
+ .any(|attr| {
+ attr.name.local == *"rel" &&
+ &*attr.value == "shortcut icon"
+ }))
+ }
+ _ => true,
+ }
+ });
+ }
+
Ok((head, body))
}