diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss b/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss
index 8cdf3a307d..f4ae8acd41 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ ion-icon {
   font-size: 1.2em;
 
   svg {
-    width: 1.2em;
-    height: 1.2em;
+    width: 1em;
+    height: 1em;
   }
 }
 
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ ion-icon[small] {
 
   font-size: 1.1em;
 }
-
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss b/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss
index 031f0fe9c7..116b1ec305 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.scss
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ ion-item-options:not([icon-start]) .item-option-button:not([icon-only]) {
   .button-inner {
     flex-direction: column;
   }
-
-  ion-icon {
-    @include padding(null, 0, .3em, 0);
-  }
 }
 
 ion-item-sliding.active-slide {