diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell.tsx b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell.tsx
index 7e17f18e407..2f019022b8f 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell.tsx
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell.tsx
@@ -318,10 +318,6 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
       this.recalculateLineHeight();
     }
 
-    if (this.props?.shouldUpdateLineHeight === true) {
-      this.recalculateLineHeight();
-    }
-
     if (
       (this.props.rowHeightUtils as RowHeightVirtualizationUtils)
         ?.compensateForLayoutShift &&
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell_wrapper.tsx b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell_wrapper.tsx
index 97779393f57..a95f327a73e 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell_wrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/cell/data_grid_cell_wrapper.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export const CellWrapper: FunctionComponent<CellProps> = memo(
     rowHeightsOptions,
     rowHeightUtils,
     rowManager,
-    shouldUpdateLineHeight,
     ...rest
   }) => {
     const popoverContext = useContext(DataGridCellPopoverContext);
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ export const CellWrapper: FunctionComponent<CellProps> = memo(
           width={leadingColumn.width}
           renderCellValue={rowCellRender}
           isExpandable={false}
-          shouldUpdateLineHeight={shouldUpdateLineHeight}
           {...rest}
         />
       );
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ export const CellWrapper: FunctionComponent<CellProps> = memo(
           width={trailingColumn.width}
           renderCellValue={rowCellRender}
           isExpandable={false}
-          shouldUpdateLineHeight={shouldUpdateLineHeight}
           {...rest}
         />
       );
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@ export const CellWrapper: FunctionComponent<CellProps> = memo(
           renderCellPopover={renderCellPopover}
           interactiveCellId={interactiveCellId}
           isExpandable={isExpandable}
-          shouldUpdateLineHeight={shouldUpdateLineHeight}
           {...rest}
         />
       );
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body_virtualized.tsx b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body_virtualized.tsx
index 90bd80512d0..aeaee32047c 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body_virtualized.tsx
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body_virtualized.tsx
@@ -42,13 +42,11 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/grid_height_width';
 import { useDefaultColumnWidth, useColumnWidths } from '../utils/col_widths';
 import { useRowHeightUtils, useDefaultRowHeight } from '../utils/row_heights';
-import { useShouldUpdateCellLineHeight } from '../utils/cell_heights';
 import { useScrollBars, useScroll } from '../utils/scrolling';
 import { IS_JEST_ENVIRONMENT } from '../../../utils';
 
 export const Cell: FunctionComponent<GridChildComponentProps> = memo(
   ({ columnIndex, rowIndex, style, data }) => {
-    const { gridStyles, ...cellData } = data;
     const memoizedStyles = useDeepEqual(style);
     const cellStyles = useMemo(() => {
       const { headerRowHeight } = data;
@@ -58,15 +56,12 @@ export const Cell: FunctionComponent<GridChildComponentProps> = memo(
       };
     }, [memoizedStyles, data]);
 
-    const shouldUpdateLineHeight = useShouldUpdateCellLineHeight(gridStyles);
-
     return (
       <CellWrapper
         colIndex={columnIndex}
         visibleRowIndex={rowIndex}
         style={cellStyles}
-        shouldUpdateLineHeight={shouldUpdateLineHeight}
-        {...cellData}
+        {...data}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -339,7 +334,6 @@ export const EuiDataGridBodyVirtualized: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridBodyProps>
           rowManager,
           pagination,
           headerRowHeight,
-          gridStyles,
         };
       }, [
         schemaDetectors,
@@ -360,7 +354,6 @@ export const EuiDataGridBodyVirtualized: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridBodyProps>
         rowManager,
         pagination,
         headerRowHeight,
-        gridStyles,
       ]);
 
       const rowWrapperContextValue = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
index 4eef206472d..c7f72782035 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ export interface EuiDataGridCellProps {
   rowHeightUtils?: RowHeightUtilsType;
   rowManager?: EuiDataGridRowManager;
   pagination?: Required<EuiDataGridPaginationProps>;
-  shouldUpdateLineHeight?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface EuiDataGridCellState {
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/utils/cell_heights.ts b/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/utils/cell_heights.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3616bf7b8a6..00000000000
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/datagrid/utils/cell_heights.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
- * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
- * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
- * Side Public License, v 1.
- */
-
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-
-import { EuiDataGridBodyProps } from '../data_grid_types';
-
-export const useShouldUpdateCellLineHeight = (
-  gridStyles: EuiDataGridBodyProps['gridStyles']
-) => {
-  const _gridStyles = useRef(gridStyles);
-  const [shouldUpdateLineHeight, setShouldUpdateLineHeight] = useState(false);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (
-      gridStyles &&
-      (_gridStyles.current?.fontSize || _gridStyles.current?.cellPadding)
-    ) {
-      const hasNewFontSize = _gridStyles.current?.fontSize
-        ? _gridStyles.current?.fontSize !== gridStyles?.fontSize
-        : false;
-      const hasNewCellPadding = _gridStyles.current?.cellPadding
-        ? _gridStyles.current?.cellPadding !== gridStyles?.cellPadding
-        : false;
-
-      setShouldUpdateLineHeight(hasNewFontSize || hasNewCellPadding);
-
-      _gridStyles.current = gridStyles;
-    }
-  }, [gridStyles]);
-
-  return shouldUpdateLineHeight;
-};