diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index 1120ed99a..02cc5bb8b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	if len(divergence) > 0 {
 		availableWidth -= utils.StringWidth(divergence) + 1
 	}
-	if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
-		availableWidth -= 2 // one for the icon, one for the space
-	}
 	if showCommitHash {
 		availableWidth -= utils.COMMIT_HASH_SHORT_SIZE + 1
 	}
@@ -136,10 +133,6 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	res := make([]string, 0, 6)
 	res = append(res, recencyColor.Sprint(b.Recency))
 
-	if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
-		res = append(res, nameTextStyle.Sprint(icons.IconForBranch(b)))
-	}
-
 	if showCommitHash {
 		res = append(res, utils.ShortHash(b.CommitHash))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
index 8c646e7d7..5a67d57f2 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			useIcons:             true,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: true,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "󰘬", "branch_name (󰌹 other-worktree)"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name (󰌹 other-worktree)"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch: &models.Branch{
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "branch_name", Recency: "1m"},
 			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
 			fullDescription:      false,
-			viewWidth:            14,
+			viewWidth:            12,
 			useIcons:             true,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: true,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "󰘬", "branc… 󰌹"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branc… 󰌹"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch: &models.Branch{