diff --git a/components-chromium/iron-icon/iron-icon.js b/components-chromium/iron-icon/iron-icon.js
index 35835d2b5c484..2a647f13b3e55 100644
--- a/components-chromium/iron-icon/iron-icon.js
+++ b/components-chromium/iron-icon/iron-icon.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ found at http://polymer.github.io/CONTRIBUTORS.txt Code distributed by Google as
 part of the polymer project is also subject to an additional IP rights grant
 found at http://polymer.github.io/PATENTS.txt
 */
-import '../iron-flex-layout/iron-flex-layout.js';
-
 import {IronMeta} from '../iron-meta/iron-meta.js';
 import {Polymer} from '../polymer/polymer_bundled.min.js';
 import {dom} from '../polymer/polymer_bundled.min.js';
@@ -89,8 +87,9 @@ Polymer({
   _template: html`
     <style>
       :host {
-        @apply --layout-inline;
-        @apply --layout-center-center;
+        align-items: center;
+        display: inline-flex;
+        justify-content: center;
         position: relative;
 
         vertical-align: middle;
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ Polymer({
 
         width: var(--iron-icon-width, 24px);
         height: var(--iron-icon-height, 24px);
-        @apply --iron-icon;
       }
 
       :host([hidden]) {