diff --git a/less/core.less b/less/core.less
index 6d223bc2f..2d35df3a3 100644
--- a/less/core.less
+++ b/less/core.less
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 // Base Class Definition
 // -------------------------
 
-.@{fa-css-prefix} {
-  display: inline-block;
-  font-family: FontAwesome;
-  font-style: normal;
-  font-weight: normal;
-  line-height: 1;
-  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-}
+