diff --git a/packages/core/src/icon/name.ts b/packages/core/src/icon/name.ts
index 2cb2fc1..cf146f8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/icon/name.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/icon/name.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ const match = /^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$/;
 /**
  * Convert string to Icon object.
  */
-export const stringToIcon = (value: string): IconifyIconName | null => {
+export const stringToIcon = (
+	value: string,
+	validate?: boolean
+): IconifyIconName | null => {
 	let provider = '';
 	const colonSeparated = value.split(':');
 
@@ -42,22 +45,24 @@ export const stringToIcon = (value: string): IconifyIconName | null => {
 		// "prefix:name"
 		const name = colonSeparated.pop() as string;
 		const prefix = colonSeparated.pop() as string;
-		return {
+		const result: IconifyIconName = {
 			// Allow provider without '@': "provider:prefix:name"
 			provider: colonSeparated.length > 0 ? colonSeparated[0] : provider,
 			prefix,
 			name,
 		};
+		return validate && !validateIcon(result) ? null : result;
 	}
 
 	// Attempt to split by dash: "prefix-name"
 	const dashSeparated = colonSeparated[0].split('-');
 	if (dashSeparated.length > 1) {
-		return {
+		const result: IconifyIconName = {
 			provider: provider,
 			prefix: dashSeparated.shift() as string,
 			name: dashSeparated.join('-'),
 		};
+		return validate && !validateIcon(result) ? null : result;
 	}
 
 	return null;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/storage/functions.ts b/packages/core/src/storage/functions.ts
index 4749c70..b15db69 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/storage/functions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/storage/functions.ts
@@ -35,24 +35,13 @@ export interface IconifyStorageFunctions {
 	addCollection: (data: IconifyJSON, provider?: string) => boolean;
 }
 
-/**
- * Get icon name
- */
-export function getIconName(name: string): IconifyIconName | null {
-	const icon = stringToIcon(name);
-	if (!validateIcon(icon)) {
-		return null;
-	}
-	return icon;
-}
-
 /**
  * Get icon data
  */
 export function getIconData(
 	name: string | IconifyIconName
 ): FullIconifyIcon | null {
-	const icon = typeof name === 'string' ? getIconName(name) : name;
+	const icon = typeof name === 'string' ? stringToIcon(name, true) : name;
 	return icon
 		? getIcon(getStorage(icon.provider, icon.prefix), icon.name)
 		: null;
@@ -102,7 +91,7 @@ export const storageFunctions: IconifyStorageFunctions = {
 
 	// Add icon
 	addIcon: (name, data) => {
-		const icon = getIconName(name);
+		const icon = stringToIcon(name, true);
 		if (!icon) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/40-modules/10-storage-test.ts b/packages/core/tests/40-modules/10-storage-test.ts
index 11ebdb8..babbe85 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/40-modules/10-storage-test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/40-modules/10-storage-test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import 'mocha';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import { getIconName, storageFunctions } from '../../lib/storage/functions';
-import { IconifyIconName } from '../../lib/icon/name';
+import { storageFunctions } from '../../lib/storage/functions';
 
 describe('Testing IconifyStorageFunctions', () => {
 	let count = 0;
@@ -10,26 +9,6 @@ describe('Testing IconifyStorageFunctions', () => {
 		return 'storage-test-' + count++;
 	}
 
-	it('Getting icon name', () => {
-		let expected: IconifyIconName;
-
-		expected = {
-			provider: '',
-			prefix: 'mdi',
-			name: 'home',
-		};
-		expect(getIconName('mdi:home')).to.be.eql(expected);
-
-		expected = {
-			provider: 'local-test',
-			prefix: 'mdi',
-			name: 'home',
-		};
-		expect(getIconName('@local-test:mdi:home')).to.be.eql(expected);
-
-		expect(getIconName('test')).to.be.equal(null);
-	});
-
 	it('Storage functions', () => {
 		const provider = nextProvider();
 		const testName = `@${provider}:foo:bar`;
diff --git a/packages/react-with-api/src/icon.ts b/packages/react-with-api/src/icon.ts
index 27364ff..3e2056c 100644
--- a/packages/react-with-api/src/icon.ts
+++ b/packages/react-with-api/src/icon.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '@iconify/react/lib/icon';
 
 // Core
-import { IconifyIconName } from '@iconify/core/lib/icon/name';
+import { IconifyIconName, stringToIcon } from '@iconify/core/lib/icon/name';
 import {
 	IconifyIconCustomisations,
 	IconifyIconSize,
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 import {
 	storageFunctions,
 	getIconData,
-	getIconName,
 } from '@iconify/core/lib/storage/functions';
 import { calcSize } from '@iconify/core/lib/builder/calc-size';
 import { IconifyIcon } from '@iconify/core/lib/icon';
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ const component = (props: IconProps, func: typeof ReactIcon): JSX.Element => {
 
 	// Get icon data
 	if (typeof props.icon === 'string') {
-		const iconName = getIconName(props.icon);
+		const iconName = stringToIcon(props.icon, true);
 		if (!iconName) {
 			return null;
 		}