Index: src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/css/edit.css	(revision 28640)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/edit.css	(working copy)
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 	height: auto !important;
 }
 
-#misc-publishing-actions label[for="post_status"]:before,
+#post-body .misc-pub-post-status:before,
 #post-body #visibility:before,
 .curtime #timestamp:before,
 #post-body .misc-pub-revisions:before,
@@ -402,20 +402,21 @@
 	color: #888;
 }
 
+#post-body .misc-pub-post-status:before,
 #post-body #visibility:before,
 .curtime #timestamp:before,
 #post-body .misc-pub-revisions:before {
 	font: normal 20px/1 'dashicons';
 	speak: none;
 	display: inline-block;
-	padding: 0 2px 0 0;
-	top: 0;
-	left: -1px;
-	position: relative;
+	padding-right: 2px;
 	vertical-align: top;
 	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
 	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-	text-decoration: none !important;
+}
+
+#post-body .misc-pub-post-status:before {
+	content: '\f173';
 }
 
 #post-body #visibility:before {
@@ -424,7 +425,6 @@
 
 .curtime #timestamp:before {
 	content: '\f145';
-	top: -1px;
 }
 
 #post-body .misc-pub-revisions:before {
Index: src/wp-admin/css/forms.css
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--- src/wp-admin/css/forms.css	(revision 28640)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/forms.css	(working copy)
@@ -405,21 +405,6 @@
 	vertical-align: baseline;
 }
 
-#misc-publishing-actions label[for="post_status"]:before {
-	content: '\f173';
-	display: inline-block;
-	font: normal 20px/1 'dashicons';
-	speak: none;
-	left: -1px;
-	padding: 0 5px 0 0;
-	position: relative;
-	top: 0;
-	text-decoration: none !important;
-	vertical-align: top;
-	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-}
-
 #pass-strength-result {
 	background-color: #eee;
 	border: 1px solid #ddd;
Index: src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php	(revision 28640)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php	(working copy)
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
 
 <div id="misc-publishing-actions">
 
-<div class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-post-status"><label for="post_status"><?php _e('Status:') ?></label>
+<div class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-post-status">
+<?php _e( 'Status:' ); ?>
 <span id="post-status-display">
 <?php
 switch ( $post->post_status ) {