diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 31bad5ff70..13f1b45502 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     "chromatic:local": "chromatic -t $CHROMATIC_PROJECT_TOKEN",
     "link-local": "npm link && npm start",
     "plop": "plop",
-    "add-ref-to-icons": "node ./scripts/add-forward-ref-icons.js",
     "lint": "eslint \"./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
     "lint:fix": "yarn lint -- --fix",
     "stylelint": "stylelint \"**/*.scss\"",
diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/add-forward-ref-icons.js b/packages/core/scripts/add-forward-ref-icons.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 75d5f32e57..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/scripts/add-forward-ref-icons.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-var fs = require("fs");
-
-const startReplaceOrigin = "({size, ...props}) => (";
-const startReplaceReplaced = " React.forwardRef(({size, ...props}, ref) => (";
-const replaceRefOrigin = "{...props}>";
-const replaceRefReplaced = "{...props} ref={ref}>";
-const endReplaceOrigin = ");";
-const endReplaceReplaced = "));";
-
-function readFiles(dirname, onFileContent, onError) {
-  fs.readdir(dirname, function(err, filenames) {
-    if (err) {
-      onError(err);
-      return;
-    }
-    filenames.forEach(function(filename) {
-      fs.readFile(dirname + filename, "utf-8", function(err, content) {
-        if (err) {
-          onError(err);
-          return;
-        }
-        onFileContent(filename, content);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}
-const dirName = "src/components/Icon/Icons/components/";
-readFiles(
-  dirName,
-  function(filename, content) {
-    console.log("optimizing:: ", filename);
-    const newContent = content
-      .replace(replaceRefOrigin, replaceRefReplaced)
-      .replace(startReplaceOrigin, startReplaceReplaced)
-      .replace(endReplaceOrigin, endReplaceReplaced);
-
-    fs.writeFile(`${dirName}/${filename}`, newContent, "utf8", function(err) {
-      if (err) return console.log(err);
-    });
-  },
-  function(err) {
-    throw err;
-  }
-);