diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
index 9bcf104cf..5f0393912 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
@@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ a.tw-tiddlylink-missing {
 	font-style: italic;
 }
 
-a.tw-tiddlylink-external:before {
-	display: inline-block;
-	content: "\29C9";
-	padding-right: 0.2em;
-}
-
 /*
 ** Drag and drop styles
 */