diff --git a/addons/link_tracker/models/link_tracker.py b/addons/link_tracker/models/link_tracker.py
index bf4d25fe465..e623b4e92f6 100644
--- a/addons/link_tracker/models/link_tracker.py
+++ b/addons/link_tracker/models/link_tracker.py
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ class LinkTracker(models.Model):
     redirected_url = fields.Char(string='Redirected URL', compute='_compute_redirected_url')
     short_url_host = fields.Char(string='Host of the short URL', compute='_compute_short_url_host')
     title = fields.Char(string='Page Title', store=True)
-    favicon = fields.Char(string='Favicon', compute='_compute_favicon', store=True)
-    icon_src = fields.Char(string='Favicon Source', compute='_compute_icon_src')
     # Tracking
     link_code_ids = fields.One2many('link.tracker.code', 'link_id', string='Codes')
     code = fields.Char(string='Short URL code', compute='_compute_code')
@@ -72,11 +70,6 @@ class LinkTracker(models.Model):
             record = self.env['link.tracker.code'].search([('link_id', '=', tracker.id)], limit=1, order='id DESC')
             tracker.code = record.code
 
-    @api.depends('favicon')
-    def _compute_icon_src(self):
-        for tracker in self:
-            tracker.icon_src = 'data:image/png;base64,' + tracker.favicon
-
     @api.depends('url')
     def _compute_redirected_url(self):
         for tracker in self:
@@ -101,16 +94,6 @@ class LinkTracker(models.Model):
 
         return title
 
-    @api.depends('url')
-    def _compute_favicon(self):
-        for tracker in self:
-            try:
-                icon = requests.get('http://www.google.com/s2/favicons', params={'domain': tracker.url}, timeout=5).content
-                icon_base64 = base64.b64encode(icon).replace(b"\n", b"").decode('ascii')
-            except:
-                icon_base64 = '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'
-            tracker.favicon = icon_base64
-
     @api.model
     def create(self, vals):
         create_vals = vals.copy()
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/tests/test_mass_mailing_shortener.py b/addons/mass_mailing/tests/test_mass_mailing_shortener.py
index 37aff377a0b..c755a6754c4 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/tests/test_mass_mailing_shortener.py
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/tests/test_mass_mailing_shortener.py
@@ -23,16 +23,9 @@ class TestMassMailingShortener(common.TransactionCase):
         def _get_title_from_url(u):
             return "Hello"
 
-        def _compute_favicon():
-            # 1px to avoid real request
-            return 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mP8z8DwHwAFBQIAX8jx0gAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='
-
-        patcher = patch('odoo.addons.link_tracker.models.link_tracker.LinkTracker._compute_favicon', wraps=_compute_favicon)
-        patcher2 = patch('odoo.addons.link_tracker.models.link_tracker.LinkTracker._get_title_from_url', wraps=_get_title_from_url)
+        patcher = patch('odoo.addons.link_tracker.models.link_tracker.LinkTracker._get_title_from_url', wraps=_get_title_from_url)
         patcher.start()
-        patcher2.start()
         self.addCleanup(patcher.stop)
-        self.addCleanup(patcher2.stop)
 
     def test_00_test_mass_mailing_shortener(self):
         mailing_list_A = self.env['mailing.list'].create({
diff --git a/addons/test_mail_full/tests/test_sms_sms.py b/addons/test_mail_full/tests/test_sms_sms.py
index ed71654ba4a..8be4881e64c 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail_full/tests/test_sms_sms.py
+++ b/addons/test_mail_full/tests/test_sms_sms.py
@@ -18,20 +18,13 @@ class LinkTrackerMock(common.BaseCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(LinkTrackerMock, self).setUp()
 
-        def _compute_favicon():
-            # 1px to avoid real request
-            return 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mP8z8DwHwAFBQIAX8jx0gAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='
-
         def _get_title_from_url(u):
             return "Test_TITLE"
 
         self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().set_param('web.base.url', 'https://test.odoo.com')
 
-        link_tracker_favicon_patch = patch('odoo.addons.link_tracker.models.link_tracker.LinkTracker._compute_favicon', wraps=_compute_favicon)
         link_tracker_title_patch = patch('odoo.addons.link_tracker.models.link_tracker.LinkTracker._get_title_from_url', wraps=_get_title_from_url)
-        link_tracker_favicon_patch.start()
         link_tracker_title_patch.start()
-        self.addCleanup(link_tracker_favicon_patch.stop)
         self.addCleanup(link_tracker_title_patch.stop)
 
         self.utm_c = self.env.ref('utm.utm_campaign_fall_drive')
diff --git a/addons/website_links/static/img/default_favicon.png b/addons/website_links/static/img/default_favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1878008c34a
Binary files /dev/null and b/addons/website_links/static/img/default_favicon.png differ
diff --git a/addons/website_links/static/src/xml/recent_link.xml b/addons/website_links/static/src/xml/recent_link.xml
index 22008b81203..dc41b9003fe 100644
--- a/addons/website_links/static/src/xml/recent_link.xml
+++ b/addons/website_links/static/src/xml/recent_link.xml
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
                 <p class="text-muted" style="margin-top: -5px;">clicks</p>
             </div>
             <div class="col-md-7 col-7">
-
                 <h4 class="truncate_text">
-                    <img t-att-src="widget.link_obj.icon_src" alt="Icon"/>
+                    <img t-attf-src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain={{ widget.link_obj.url }}" loading="lazy" alt="Icon" onerror="this.src='/website_links/static/img/default_favicon.png'"/>
                     <a class="no-link-style" t-att-href="widget.link_obj.url"><t t-esc="widget.link_obj.title"/></a>
                 </h4>
                 <p class="text-muted mb0" style="margin-top: -5px;">