diff --git a/packages/icons/scripts/exportTemplate.mjs b/packages/icons/scripts/exportTemplate.mjs
index 27ab1b3bb..48d9fbc24 100644
--- a/packages/icons/scripts/exportTemplate.mjs
+++ b/packages/icons/scripts/exportTemplate.mjs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { IconNode } from '../types';
  * @returns {IconNode}
  * ${deprecated ? `@deprecated ${deprecationReason}` : ''}
  */
-const _${exportName}: string = ${JSON.stringify(children)}
+const _${exportName}: IconNode = ${JSON.stringify(children)}
 
 export default _${exportName};
 `;
diff --git a/packages/icons/src/types.ts b/packages/icons/src/types.ts
index b24579b38..0e10cab3b 100644
--- a/packages/icons/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/icons/src/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// className is not supported in svg elements
 export type SVGProps = Record<string, string | number>;
-export type IconNodeChild = readonly [tag: string, attrs: SVGProps];
-export type IconNode = readonly [tag: string, attrs: SVGProps, children?: IconNodeChild[]];
+export type IconNode = readonly [tag: string, attrs: SVGProps][];
 export type Icons = { [key: string]: IconNode };