diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx
index b182e60a29a6..d3a076add8a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function getTimelineVisDefinition(dependencies: TimelineVisDependencies)
   return {
     name: TIMELINE_VIS_NAME,
     title: 'Timeline',
-    icon: 'visTimelion',
+    icon: 'timeline',
     description: i18n.translate('timeline.timelineDescription', {
       defaultMessage: 'Build time-series using functional expressions',
     }),
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/wizard/type_selection/type_selection.tsx b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/wizard/type_selection/type_selection.tsx
index c5c6546c01c0..6c5449e0e1ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/wizard/type_selection/type_selection.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/wizard/type_selection/type_selection.tsx
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class TypeSelection extends React.Component<TypeSelectionProps, TypeSelectionSta
         {...stage}
       >
         <VisTypeIcon
-          icon={visType.type.icon === 'visTimeline' ? 'visTimelion' : visType.type.icon}
+          icon={visType.type.icon}
           image={'image' in visType.type ? visType.type.image : undefined}
         />
       </EuiKeyPadMenuItem>