Admin loading stalls waiting for img.shields.io

Hi, thanks for an excellent plugin! Unfortunately I’ve discovered an issue with the latest version (3.3.10) where it’s waiting for a reply from img.shields.io for a very long time, on all WP admin pages. This effectively means that page loading now takes quite a while to complete, as it awaits img.shields.io. I didn’t see this behavior with the former version of your plugin, so hope you can investigate.

Thanks!