diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/AlertRuleList.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/AlertRuleList.tsx
index dcd31b71419..703feb141d6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/AlertRuleList.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/AlertRuleList.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class AlertRuleList extends PureComponent<Props, any> {
             </div>
             <div className="page-action-bar__spacer" />
             <a className="btn btn-secondary" onClick={this.onOpenHowTo}>
-              <i className="fa fa-info-circle" /> How to add an alert
+              How to add an alert
             </a>
           </div>
           <section>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/__snapshots__/AlertRuleList.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/features/alerting/__snapshots__/AlertRuleList.test.tsx.snap
index dbc8945a1e7..3e255c5e702 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/__snapshots__/AlertRuleList.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/__snapshots__/AlertRuleList.test.tsx.snap
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@ exports[`Render should render alert rules 1`] = `
         className="btn btn-secondary"
         onClick={[Function]}
       >
-        <i
-          className="fa fa-info-circle"
-        />
-         How to add an alert
+        How to add an alert
       </a>
     </div>
     <section>
@@ -236,10 +233,7 @@ exports[`Render should render component 1`] = `
         className="btn btn-secondary"
         onClick={[Function]}
       >
-        <i
-          className="fa fa-info-circle"
-        />
-         How to add an alert
+        How to add an alert
       </a>
     </div>
     <section>