diff --git a/src/scss/components/_help-text.scss b/src/scss/components/_help-text.scss
index 3f10a4988..1b8d77c42 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/_help-text.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/_help-text.scss
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 
 // Extensions of the utrecht-form-field component, scoped to our own theme.
 .openforms-theme {
-  --utrecht-form-field-description-margin-block-end: 0;
-  --utrecht-form-field-description-margin-block-start: 8px;
-
-  --utrecht-paragraph-margin-block-end: 0;
-  --utrecht-paragraph-margin-block-start: 0;
-
   .utrecht-form-field-description {
     @include bem.modifier('openforms-helptext') {
       --_border-left-width: var(--of-utrecht-form-field-description-border-left-width);