diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af3d61b5105..6fc37b0f446 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -584,10 +584,7 @@
                 "title": "%jupyter.command.jupyter.restartkernel.title%",
                 "shortTitle": "%jupyter.command.jupyter.restartkernel.shorttitle%",
                 "category": "Jupyter",
-                "icon": {
-                    "light": "resources/light/restart-kernel.svg",
-                    "dark": "resources/dark/restart-kernel.svg"
-                },
+                "icon": "$(refresh)",
                 "enablement": "isWorkspaceTrusted && (jupyter.interactive.canRestartNotebookKernel || (notebookKernel =~ /^ms-toolsai.jupyter\\// && jupyter.notebookeditor.canrestartNotebookkernel))"
             },
             {
diff --git a/resources/dark/restart-kernel.svg b/resources/dark/restart-kernel.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index cb8138e8ca6..00000000000
--- a/resources/dark/restart-kernel.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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