diff --git a/packages/datetime/src/_datetimepicker.scss b/packages/datetime/src/_datetimepicker.scss
index e70845be95..f541557f35 100644
--- a/packages/datetime/src/_datetimepicker.scss
+++ b/packages/datetime/src/_datetimepicker.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
   }
 
   .pt-timepicker {
-    padding: $pt-grid-size 0 0;
+    margin-top: $pt-grid-size;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/datetime/src/_timepicker.scss b/packages/datetime/src/_timepicker.scss
index 8914e2325f..4496a2aa3c 100644
--- a/packages/datetime/src/_timepicker.scss
+++ b/packages/datetime/src/_timepicker.scss
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ $timepicker-divider-width: $pt-grid-size * 1.1 !default;
 $timepicker-control-width: $pt-grid-size * 3.3 !default;
 
 .pt-timepicker {
-  display: inline-block;
-  padding: 0 $pt-grid-size;
   white-space: nowrap;
 
   .pt-timepicker-arrow-row {