diff --git a/postgrest.cabal b/postgrest.cabal
index db17b1244..a727c270b 100644
--- a/postgrest.cabal
+++ b/postgrest.cabal
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ library
                     , wai-cors                  >= 0.2.5 && < 0.3
                     , wai-extra                 >= 3.0.19 && < 3.2
                     , wai-logger                >= 2.3.2
-                    , wai-middleware-static     >= 0.8.1 && < 0.10
                     , warp                      >= 3.2.12 && < 3.4
                       -- -fno-spec-constr may help keep compile time memory use in check,
                       --   see https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/issues/16017#note_219304
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs b/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
index 9dc3123a8..e7991e120 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import qualified Network.Wai.Logger                   as Wai
 import qualified Network.Wai.Middleware.Cors          as Wai
 import qualified Network.Wai.Middleware.Gzip          as Wai
 import qualified Network.Wai.Middleware.RequestLogger as Wai
-import qualified Network.Wai.Middleware.Static        as Wai
 
 import Control.Arrow ((***))
 
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ pgrstMiddleware :: LogLevel -> Wai.Application -> Wai.Application
 pgrstMiddleware logLevel =
     logger
   . Wai.cors corsPolicy
-  . Wai.staticPolicy (Wai.only [("favicon.ico", "static/favicon.ico")])
   where
     logger = case logLevel of
       LogCrit  -> id
diff --git a/static/favicon.ico b/static/favicon.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index b3dd701f3..000000000
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