diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
index 42e8d1f662..37bd38c5fa 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 					<span class="middle">{{svg "octicon-repo-forked" 16}}</span>
 				{{else if .IsMirror}}
 					<span class="middle">{{svg "octicon-repo-clone" 16}}</span>
-				{{else if .Owner}}
-					{{if .Owner.Visibility.IsPrivate}}
-					<span class="text gold">{{svg "octicon-lock" 16}}</span>
-					{{end}}
 				{{end}}
 				<div class="ui right metas">
 					{{if .PrimaryLanguage }}