diff --git a/common/css/common.css b/common/css/common.css
index 3a02558454..16b6a4bf7d 100644
--- a/common/css/common.css
+++ b/common/css/common.css
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 
-* { 
-	/* add default line-height so different fonts don't affect the rhythm of line-box height */
-	line-height:1.2; /* [sic] unitless multiplier, not EM size */
-}
 ol{ list-style:decimal; }
 ol ol{ list-style:upper-alpha; }
 ol ol ol{ list-style:lower-roman; }
diff --git a/common/css/mapping-tables.css b/common/css/mapping-tables.css
index 53bb7ba459..fad57dc133 100644
--- a/common/css/mapping-tables.css
+++ b/common/css/mapping-tables.css
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-body {line-height: 1.4;}
 caption {
     text-align:left;
     font-size: 120%;
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ summary:hover, summary:focus, details[open] summary:hover, details[open] summary
 .general, .role, .states, .name, .actions, .objattrs, .textattrs, .relations,
 .ifaces, .children, .ctrltype, .ctrlpattern, .properties, .subrole, .roledesc {
     margin: 0 0 6px;
-    line-height: 1.3;
 }
 
 .type {