diff --git a/ts/domtools.elementbasic.ts b/ts/domtools.elementbasic.ts
index 0a1a7f4..c10a96a 100644
--- a/ts/domtools.elementbasic.ts
+++ b/ts/domtools.elementbasic.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ export const setup = async (elementArg?: LitElement): Promise<DomTools> => {
       @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Mono:wght@100;300;400');
     `);
 
-    // font awesome brands
-    domTools.setExternalCss('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.1/css/brands.min.css');
-
     // scrollbars
     domTools.setGlobalStyles(`
       ${scrollBarStyles}