diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/setup-menu/setup-menu.partial.html b/awx/ui/static/js/setup-menu/setup-menu.partial.html
index 55e974f6b1..aa4e923dcc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/setup-menu/setup-menu.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/setup-menu/setup-menu.partial.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <nav class="SetupMenu Container-main">
       <a href="#/credentials" class="SetupItem HoverIcon Media">
         <i class="SetupItem-icon HoverIcon-icon HoverIcon-icon--color Media-figure">
-          <aw-icon name="Credentials" inline></aw-icon>
+          <aw-icon name="Credentials"></aw-icon>
         </i>
         <div class="Media-body">
           <h4 class="SetupItem-title">Credentials</h4>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       </a>
       <a href="#/users" class="SetupItem HoverIcon Media">
         <i class="SetupItem-icon HoverIcon-icon HoverIcon-icon--color Media-figure">
-          <aw-icon name="Users" inline></aw-icon>
+          <aw-icon name="Users"></aw-icon>
         </i>
         <div class="Media-body">
           <h4 class="SetupItem-title">Users</h4>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       </a>
       <a href="#/teams" class="SetupItem HoverIcon Media">
         <i class="SetupItem-icon HoverIcon-icon HoverIcon-icon--color Media-figure">
-          <aw-icon name="Teams" inline></aw-icon>
+          <aw-icon name="Teams"></aw-icon>
         </i>
         <div class="Media-block">
           <h4 class="SetupItem-title">Teams</h4>
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js
index aeaed45cbf..689388dd2e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js
@@ -3,32 +3,22 @@ export default function() {
         restrict: 'E',
         templateUrl: '/static/js/shared/icon/icon.partial.html',
         scope: {
-            isInline: '@inline'
         },
         link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
             var svg = $('svg', element);
             var iconPath = '#' + attrs.name;
 
-            scope.isInline = scope.isInline === "true";
+            // Make a copy of the <symbol> tag to insert its contents into this
+            // element's svg tag
+            var content = $(iconPath).clone();
 
-            if(angular.isDefined(attrs.inline)) {
-                // Make a copy of the <symbol> tag to insert its contents into this
-                // element's svg tag
-                var content = $(iconPath).clone();
+            // Copy classes off the <symbol> so that we preserve any styling
+            // when we copy the item inline
+            var classes = $(iconPath).attr('class');
 
-                // Copy classes off the <symbol> so that we preserve any styling
-                // when we copy the item inline
-                var classes = $(iconPath).attr('class');
+            svg.attr('class', classes)
+                .html(content.contents());
 
-                svg.attr('class', classes)
-                    .html(content.contents());
-            } else {
-                // Using string concatenation here because <use> needs to be
-                // generated without a close tag, but jQuery will NOT allow us
-                // to create it without a closing tag :(
-                var use = '<use xlink:href="' + iconPath + '">';
-                svg.html(use);
-            }
         }
     };
 }