diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss
index d5cb2a264c4..8f6dc015793 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss
@@ -133,13 +133,8 @@ github.com style (c) Vasily Polovnyov <vast@whiteants.net>
 */
 
 p > code, li > code, pre > code {
-  margin: 0 2px;
-  padding: 2px 5px;
   color: #333;
   background: #f8f8f8;
-  border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
-pre > code {
-  display: block;
-}
+// removed some unnecessary styles here
\ No newline at end of file