diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8912.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8912.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f465fe54aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8912.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fix:
+- Ensure query editor cursor is aligned with text ([#8912](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/8912))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/editors/default_editor/_default_editor.scss b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/editors/default_editor/_default_editor.scss
index 2516c32ec27c..8a626dbe36e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/editors/default_editor/_default_editor.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/editors/default_editor/_default_editor.scss
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
       padding: 0 $euiSizeXS;
     }
 
-    .view-lines {
-      padding: 0 $euiSizeXS;
-    }
-
     .monaco-scrollable-element {
       border-radius: 0 $euiSizeXS 0 0;
     }