diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero-platform/mac/overlay.css b/chrome/content/zotero-platform/mac/overlay.css
index e4a8ac703..edd1b3c98 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero-platform/mac/overlay.css
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero-platform/mac/overlay.css
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-#zotero-pane
-{
-	padding: 0 !important;
-}
-
 #zotero-splitter
 {
 	border-top: none;
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero-platform/win/overlay.css b/chrome/content/zotero-platform/win/overlay.css
index 2373ef452..a2c5df7e6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero-platform/win/overlay.css
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero-platform/win/overlay.css
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@
 	padding-right: .7em;
 }
 
-#zotero-pane {
-	padding: 0;
-}
-
 #zotero-toolbar {
 	-moz-appearance: none !important;
 	background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));
diff --git a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
index 0e87369f2..2aec8622e 100644
--- a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
+++ b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #zotero-pane
 {
 	min-height: 32px; /* must match value in ZoteroPane.updateTagSelectorSize() */
-	padding: 0 7px 4px;
 	overflow: hidden;
 }