diff --git a/scss/_alert.scss b/scss/_alert.scss
index aaa2a1da58..e52e957b51 100644
--- a/scss/_alert.scss
+++ b/scss/_alert.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 // Headings for larger alerts
 .alert-heading {
-  margin-top: 0;
   // Specified to prevent conflicts of changing $headings-color
   color: inherit;
 }