The triangle that features in Melbourne's new tourism logo will be missing from the Australian Open.

Last August the Andrews Government unveiled Victoria's new branding – featuring a 'Big V' backing the words Melbourne and Victoria – as part of a $20 million marketing and advertising campaign for the state. The logo cost $220,000 to design.

On Wednesday the Australian Open tweeted this picture of the Melbourne logo, sans triangle. Credit:Australian Open

But the large inverted triangle, criticised for looking like "an ad for Tasmania" and not being distinctively Victorian enough, was noticeably absent from the prominent Melbourne sign recently sprayed on to centre court at Rod Laver arena.

The millions of people who will tune in to watch the tournament will now see the word Melbourne in capital letters.