diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss
index a4dead10a..1a08fab65 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
   color: #4687f0;
 }
 
-.description-area {
-  line-height: 0.7em !important;
-}
-
 ::ng-deep .mat-form-field-appearance-legacy .mat-form-field-wrapper {
   padding-bottom: 1.25em;
 }