diff --git a/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/SearchBoxLoader.less b/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/SearchBoxLoader.less
index a3cc029c4..4177aaf6b 100644
--- a/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/SearchBoxLoader.less
+++ b/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/SearchBoxLoader.less
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 100%;
 	width: 100%;
-	// Compute the height of a Codex menu item: the height of the thumbnail + the thumbnail's border
+	// Compute the height of a Codex menu item: the height of the thumbnail
 	// + the padding around the thumbnail. Then also add our own border-bottom-width, because we're
 	// using box-sizing: border-box;
-	height: ~'calc( @{size-search-figure} + 2*@{padding-vertical-menu-item} + 3*@{border-width-base} )';
+	height: ~'calc( @{size-search-figure} + 2*@{padding-vertical-menu-item} + @{border-width-base} )';
 	//
 	// Ensure the 100% width doesn't extend beyond the input.
 	box-sizing: border-box;