diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-apex.css b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-apex.css
index 2fa44872c4..c602e6c91c 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-apex.css
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-apex.css
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 	font-size: 0.8em;
 }
 
-.ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget .ve-init-mw-target-surface .ve-ce-documentNode,
-.ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget .ve-init-mw-target-surface .ve-ui-surface-placeholder {
-	padding: 0;
-}
-
 .ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget .ve-init-mw-target-surface .ve-ui-surface-placeholder > * {
 	/* Fix margin overlap */
 	margin-top: 0;
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-monobook.css b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-monobook.css
index f144f15c08..f179d007e5 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-monobook.css
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget-monobook.css
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 	padding-bottom: 0.9921875em;
 }
 
-.ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget .ve-init-mw-target-surface .ve-ce-documentNode,
-.ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget .ve-init-mw-target-surface .ve-ui-surface-placeholder {
-	padding: 0;
-}
-
 .mw-body .ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget .ve-init-mw-target-surface .ve-ui-surface-placeholder > * {
 	/* Fix margin overlap */
 	margin-top: 0;