diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.mixins.scss b/core/src/components/item/item.mixins.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c5ceeb550..0000000000
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.mixins.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-// Item Mixins
-// --------------------------------------------------
-
-@mixin item-push-svg-url($fill) {
-  $item-detail-push-svg: "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 20'><path d='M2,20l-2-2l8-8L0,2l2-2l10,10L2,20z' fill='#{$fill}'/></svg>";
-
-  @include svg-background-image($item-detail-push-svg, true);
-}
diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.vars.scss b/core/src/components/item/item.vars.scss
index f1d1371922..d0ebad2ee1 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.vars.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.vars.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @import "../../themes/ionic.globals";
-@import "./item.mixins";
 
 // Item
 // --------------------------------------------------