diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/topic-timeline.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/topic-timeline.js.es6
index 392061a23bb..470ce3baf62 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/topic-timeline.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/topic-timeline.js.es6
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ createWidget('timeline-last-read', {
       iconNode('circle', { class: 'progress' }),
       this.attach('button', {
         className: 'btn btn-primary btn-small',
-        icon: 'arrow-left',
         label: 'topic.timeline.back',
         title: 'topic.timeline.back_description',
         action: 'goBack'