diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 1008f1583e..9145baa299 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
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diff --git a/client/src/components/profile/__snapshots__/profile.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/components/profile/__snapshots__/profile.test.tsx.snap
index fae200f914..1660a1b4d4 100644
--- a/client/src/components/profile/__snapshots__/profile.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/src/components/profile/__snapshots__/profile.test.tsx.snap
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ exports[`<Profile/> renders correctly 1`] = `
           >
             <svg
               aria-hidden="true"
-              class="svg-inline--fa fa-linkedin fa-w-14 fa-2x "
+              class="svg-inline--fa fa-linkedin fa-2x "
               data-icon="linkedin"
               data-prefix="fab"
               focusable="false"
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           >
             <svg
               aria-hidden="true"
-              class="svg-inline--fa fa-github fa-w-16 fa-2x "
+              class="svg-inline--fa fa-github fa-2x "
               data-icon="github"
               data-prefix="fab"
               focusable="false"
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ exports[`<Profile/> renders correctly 1`] = `
           >
             <svg
               aria-hidden="true"
-              class="svg-inline--fa fa-link fa-w-16 fa-2x "
+              class="svg-inline--fa fa-link fa-2x "
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               data-prefix="fas"
               focusable="false"
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ exports[`<Profile/> renders correctly 1`] = `
           >
             <svg
               aria-hidden="true"
-              class="svg-inline--fa fa-twitter fa-w-16 fa-2x "
+              class="svg-inline--fa fa-twitter fa-2x "
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               data-prefix="fab"
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a2b7bc8e8..24edff8944 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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