diff --git a/discord/guild.py b/discord/guild.py
index b2cdbb1d..847fda95 100644
--- a/discord/guild.py
+++ b/discord/guild.py
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ class Guild(Hashable):
 
     @property
     def icon_url(self):
-        """:class:`Asset`: Returns the guild's icon asset."""
-        return self.icon_url_as()
+        """:class:`str`: Returns the guild's direct icon url."""
+        return str(self.icon_url_as(static_format="png"))
 
     def is_icon_animated(self):
         """:class:`bool`: Returns True if the guild has an animated icon."""
diff --git a/discord/user.py b/discord/user.py
index 903a0b00..b010e3d7 100644
--- a/discord/user.py
+++ b/discord/user.py
@@ -139,15 +139,12 @@ class BaseUser(_BaseUser):
 
     @property
     def avatar_url(self):
-        """:class:`Asset`: Returns an :class:`Asset` for the avatar the user has.
+        """:class:`str`: Returns an direct url for the avatar the user has.
 
         If the user does not have a traditional avatar, an asset for
         the default avatar is returned instead.
-
-        This is equivalent to calling :meth:`avatar_url_as` with
-        the default parameters (i.e. webp/gif detection and a size of 1024).
         """
-        return self.avatar_url_as(format=None, size=1024)
+        return str(self.avatar_url_as(static_format="png", size=1024))
 
     def is_avatar_animated(self):
         """Indicates if the user has an animated avatar."""