diff --git a/examples/getstarted/package.json b/examples/getstarted/package.json
index a1e1d4b439..7544254ddc 100644
--- a/examples/getstarted/package.json
+++ b/examples/getstarted/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@strapi/admin": "3.6.8",
     "@strapi/plugin-documentation": "3.6.8",
-    "@strapi/plugin-sentry": "3.6.8",
     "@strapi/plugin-graphql": "3.6.8",
     "@strapi/plugin-i18n": "3.6.8",
     "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions": "3.6.8",
diff --git a/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/admin/src/components/PluginIcon/index.js b/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/admin/src/components/PluginIcon/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ff58fbfc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/admin/src/components/PluginIcon/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * PluginIcon
+ *
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
+
+const IconWrapper = styled.span`
+  svg.svg-inline--fa.fa-w-20 {
+    width: 1rem;
+  }
+`;
+
+const PluginIcon = () => (
+  <IconWrapper>
+    <FontAwesomeIcon icon="plug" />
+  </IconWrapper>
+);
+
+export default PluginIcon;
diff --git a/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/admin/src/index.js b/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/admin/src/index.js
index d544d01921..44d19676d8 100644
--- a/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/admin/src/index.js
+++ b/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/admin/src/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { prefixPluginTranslations } from '@strapi/helper-plugin';
+import PluginIcon from './components/PluginIcon';
 import pluginPkg from '../../package.json';
 import pluginId from './pluginId';
-const pluginDescription = pluginPkg.strapi.description || pluginPkg.description;
-const icon = pluginPkg.strapi.icon;
+
 const name = pluginPkg.strapi.name;
 
 export default {
   register(app) {
     app.addMenuLink({
       to: `/plugins/${pluginId}`,
-      icon,
+      icon: PluginIcon,
       intlLabel: {
         id: `${pluginId}.plugin.name`,
         defaultMessage: 'My plugin',
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ export default {
       permissions: [],
     });
     app.registerPlugin({
-      description: pluginDescription,
-      icon,
       id: pluginId,
-      isReady: true,
-      isRequired: pluginPkg.strapi.required || false,
       name,
     });
   },
diff --git a/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/package.json b/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/package.json
index afc6c8051b..f3758af53d 100644
--- a/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/package.json
+++ b/examples/getstarted/src/plugins/myplugin/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "strapi": {
     "name": "my-plugin",
-    "icon": "plug",
     "description": "Description of my plugin.",
     "kind": "plugin"
   }
diff --git a/packages/generators/generators/lib/files/plugin/admin/src/components/PluginIcon/index.js b/packages/generators/generators/lib/files/plugin/admin/src/components/PluginIcon/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ff58fbfc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/generators/generators/lib/files/plugin/admin/src/components/PluginIcon/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * PluginIcon
+ *
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
+
+const IconWrapper = styled.span`
+  svg.svg-inline--fa.fa-w-20 {
+    width: 1rem;
+  }
+`;
+
+const PluginIcon = () => (
+  <IconWrapper>
+    <FontAwesomeIcon icon="plug" />
+  </IconWrapper>
+);
+
+export default PluginIcon;
diff --git a/packages/generators/generators/lib/files/plugin/admin/src/index.js b/packages/generators/generators/lib/files/plugin/admin/src/index.js
index 7f0a2e1df1..508c82d753 100644
--- a/packages/generators/generators/lib/files/plugin/admin/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/generators/generators/lib/files/plugin/admin/src/index.js
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@ import { prefixPluginTranslations } from '@strapi/helper-plugin';
 import pluginPkg from '../../package.json';
 import pluginId from './pluginId';
 import Initializer from './components/Initializer';
+import PluginIcon from './components/PluginIcon';
 
-const pluginDescription = pluginPkg.strapi.description || pluginPkg.description;
-const icon = pluginPkg.strapi.icon;
 const name = pluginPkg.strapi.name;
 
 export default {
   register(app) {
     app.addMenuLink({
       to: `/plugins/${pluginId}`,
-      icon,
+      icon: PluginIcon,
       intlLabel: {
         id: `${pluginId}.plugin.name`,
         defaultMessage: name,
@@ -30,12 +29,9 @@ export default {
       ],
     });
     app.registerPlugin({
-      description: pluginDescription,
-      icon,
       id: pluginId,
       initializer: Initializer,
       isReady: false,
-      isRequired: pluginPkg.strapi.required || false,
       name,
     });
   },
diff --git a/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/plugin-package.json.hbs b/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/plugin-package.json.hbs
index 3ecbf7c1a9..818c9895d7 100644
--- a/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/plugin-package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/plugin-package.json.hbs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   "description": "This is the description of the plugin.",
   "strapi": {
     "name": "{{ pluginName }}",
-    "icon": "plug",
     "description": "Description of {{ pluginName }} plugin",
     "kind": "plugin"
   },