diff --git a/_includes/favicon.html b/_includes/favicon.html
deleted file mode 100644
index c485d4c22e85fadd3da3d25092c1312aa502e615..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/_includes/favicon.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ 'favicon.ico' | relative_url }}" type="image/x-icon">
diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index 5129457cea98a3df0fd7381b10dd70a8e5618e7d..0added66a93bdb55d86f6db27b53719a7e56e5d3 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge">
- {% include favicon.html %}
-
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ '/assets/css/just-the-docs-default.css' | relative_url }}">
{% if site.ga_tracking != nil %}
diff --git a/_includes/head_custom.html b/_includes/head_custom.html
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..c485d4c22e85fadd3da3d25092c1312aa502e615 100644
--- a/_includes/head_custom.html
+++ b/_includes/head_custom.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ 'favicon.ico' | relative_url }}" type="image/x-icon">
diff --git a/docs/customization.md b/docs/customization.md
index f03d9e3175abe4672654f92c702267ebc8ed829f..4a5f872e335451b931287de9c69f64220c203fd3 100644
--- a/docs/customization.md
+++ b/docs/customization.md
@@ -168,20 +168,28 @@ The (optional) `text-delta` class makes the heading appear as **Contents**{:.tex
This content appears at the bottom of every page's main content. More info for this include can be found in the [Configuration - Footer content]({{ site.baseurl }}{% link docs/configuration.md %}#footer-content).
-### Custom Head
+### Custom Head and Favicon
`_includes/head_custom.html`
Any HTML added to this file will be inserted before the closing `<head>` tag. This might include additional `<meta>`, `<link>`, or `<script>` tags.
-#### Example
+Note that by default, this file has the following contents:
+
+```html
+<link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ 'favicon.ico' | relative_url }}" type="image/x-icon">
+```
+
+#### Example: Custom Favicon
{: .no_toc }
To add a custom favicon, create `_includes/head_custom.html` and add:
```html
-<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="{{site.baseurl}}/path/to/your/favicon.png">
+<link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ 'favicon.ico' | relative_url }}" type="image/x-icon">
```
+If *no favicon* is desired, one needs to have a *blank* `_includes/head_custom.html`.
+
### Custom Header
`_includes/header_custom.html`