diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/components/empty_state.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/components/empty_state.tsx
index d742d68b0c9d68..fc77e2f2511e01 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/components/empty_state.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/components/empty_state.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export const EmptyState: React.FC = () => {
           actions={
             <EuiButtonTo
               data-test-subj="EmptyStateCreateFirstEngineCta"
-              iconType="popout"
               fill
               to={ENGINE_CREATION_PATH}
               onClick={() =>