diff --git a/app/static/styles.css b/app/static/styles.css
index 86dd1b5f..228208ec 100644
--- a/app/static/styles.css
+++ b/app/static/styles.css
@@ -1063,9 +1063,7 @@ div.navbar {
 }
 .voting_buttons_new .upvote_button, .voting_buttons_new .downvote_button {
   display: inline-block;
-  padding: 5px 0 5px 3px;
   text-align: center;
-  position: relative;
   cursor: pointer;
   color: rgba(var(--bs-link-color-rgb), var(--bs-link-opacity, 1));
   min-width: 44px;
@@ -1088,16 +1086,10 @@ div.navbar {
   color: darkred;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
-.voting_buttons_new .upvote_button {
-  top: 1px;
-}
 .voting_buttons_new .upvote_button .htmx-indicator {
   left: 13px;
   top: 7px;
 }
-.voting_buttons_new .downvote_button {
-  top: 1px;
-}
 .voting_buttons_new .downvote_button .htmx-indicator {
   left: 12px;
   top: 5px;
diff --git a/app/static/styles.scss b/app/static/styles.scss
index 63efa76e..f42a0f8d 100644
--- a/app/static/styles.scss
+++ b/app/static/styles.scss
@@ -702,9 +702,7 @@ div.navbar {
 
   .upvote_button, .downvote_button {
     display: inline-block;
-    padding: 5px 0 5px 3px;
     text-align: center;
-    position: relative;
     cursor: pointer;
     color: rgba(var(--bs-link-color-rgb),var(--bs-link-opacity,1));
     min-width: $min-touch-target;
@@ -733,8 +731,6 @@ div.navbar {
   }
 
   .upvote_button {
-    top: 1px;
-
     .htmx-indicator {
       left: 13px;
       top: 7px;
@@ -742,7 +738,6 @@ div.navbar {
   }
 
   .downvote_button {
-    top: 1px;
     .htmx-indicator {
       left: 12px;
       top: 5px;