diff --git a/server/src/sass/components/_flood-nav.scss b/server/src/sass/components/_flood-nav.scss
index fd225882f..85c4bba17 100644
--- a/server/src/sass/components/_flood-nav.scss
+++ b/server/src/sass/components/_flood-nav.scss
@@ -19,27 +19,5 @@
     &__link:focus {
         color: $govuk-text-colour;
     }
-    &__link--upstream,
-    &__link--downstream {
-        position: relative;
-        padding-left: 18px;
-    }
-    &__link--upstream:before,
-    &__link--downstream:before {
-        content: '';
-        position: absolute;
-        top: 0px;
-        left: 0px;
-        background-image: svg-url('<svg width="14" height="18" viewBox="0 0 14 18" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"><path d="M6,4.828L2.414,8.414L1,7L7,1L13,7L11.586,8.414L8,4.828L8,17L6,17L6,4.828Z" style="fill:#0b0c0c;fill-rule:nonzero;"/></svg>');
-        background-color: transparent;
-        background-size: 14px 18px;
-        background-repeat: no-repeat;
-        background-position: top left;
-        width: 14px;
-        height: 18px;
-    }
-    &__link--downstream:before {
-        background-image: svg-url('<svg width="14" height="18" viewBox="0 0 14 18" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"><path d="M6,13.172L2.414,9.586L1,11L7,17L13,11L11.586,9.586L8,13.172L8,1L6,1L6,13.172Z" style="fill:#0b0c0c;fill-rule:nonzero;"/></svg>');
-    }
 }