diff --git a/packages/icons/scripts/common.js b/packages/icons/scripts/common.js
index 71bfe7a69e..bf09823343 100644
--- a/packages/icons/scripts/common.js
+++ b/packages/icons/scripts/common.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 
-const COPYRIGHT_HEADER = "/*\n * Copyright 2021 Palantir Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.\n */\n";
 const RESOURCES_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../resources/icons");
 const GENERATED_SRC_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, "../src/generated");
 const NS = "bp4";
@@ -29,12 +28,11 @@ const NS = "bp4";
  */
 function writeLinesToFile(filename, ...lines) {
     const outputPath = path.join(GENERATED_SRC_DIR, filename);
-    const contents = [COPYRIGHT_HEADER, ...lines, ""].join("\n");
+    const contents = [...lines, ""].join("\n");
     fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, contents);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-    COPYRIGHT_HEADER,
     RESOURCES_DIR,
     GENERATED_SRC_DIR,
     NS,
diff --git a/packages/icons/scripts/generate-icon-paths.js b/packages/icons/scripts/generate-icon-paths.js
index d43fd24e03..73dd8d8d9f 100644
--- a/packages/icons/scripts/generate-icon-paths.js
+++ b/packages/icons/scripts/generate-icon-paths.js
@@ -47,10 +47,14 @@ const ICON_NAMES = ICONS_METADATA.map(icon => icon.iconName);
         const iconPaths = await getIconPaths(iconSize);
 
         for (const [iconName, pathStrings] of Object.entries(iconPaths)) {
+            const line = pathStrings.length > 0
+                ?  `export default [${pathStrings.join(", ")}];`
+                // special case for "blank" icon - we need an explicit typedef
+                : `const p: string[] = []; export default p;`
+
             writeLinesToFile(
                 `${iconSize}px/paths/${iconName}.ts`,
-                `const paths: string[] = [${pathStrings.join(", ")}];`,
-                "export default paths;",
+                line,
             );
         }