diff --git a/examples/ve.html b/examples/ve.html
index f7adad124b..7c1d9289a6 100644
--- a/examples/ve.html
+++ b/examples/ve.html
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
         
         function add() {
             
-            var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',new OpenLayers.Size(10,17));
-            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(2, 41), icon);
+            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(2, 41));
             markers.addMarker(marker);
         }