diff --git a/superset-frontend/webpack.config.js b/superset-frontend/webpack.config.js
index a1516f25b076e..f0bab49244a18 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/webpack.config.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/webpack.config.js
@@ -419,13 +419,11 @@ const config = {
           {
             loader: '@svgr/webpack',
             options: {
-              icon: true,
-              svgo: false,
-              svgoConfig: {
-                plugins: [{ removeViewBox: false }],
-              },
               titleProp: true,
               ref: true,
+              // this is the default value for the icon. Using other values
+              // here will replace width and height in svg with 1em
+              icon: false,
             },
           },
         ],