Another small update here — just wanted to note that in addition to opening the above issue, I’ll continue to push for this icon to be hidden when that option is toggled off.
That said, in the meantime, for those of you who want to remove it entirely from view, you can use the built in Block elements feature to hide the icon (note that you can do this for any elements on any site as well):
- Visit search.brave.com
- Right-click and select
Block elements - Use the selector to target an click on the icon
- Click
Create
I’ve made a recording here for clarity:
Hope this helps.