diff --git a/scss/_scaffolding.scss b/scss/_scaffolding.scss
index bb867c615b..a0d73be405 100644
--- a/scss/_scaffolding.scss
+++ b/scss/_scaffolding.scss
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@ a {
 }
 
 
-// Figures
-//
-// We reset this here because previously Normalize had no `figure` margins. This
-// ensures we don't break anyone's use of the element.
-
-figure {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-
 // Images
 
 img {