diff --git a/github-markdown.css b/github-markdown.css
index ed8ab9e..ffa8a8f 100644
--- a/github-markdown.css
+++ b/github-markdown.css
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   color: #24292e;
   font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
   font-size: 16px;
-  line-height: 1.5;
   word-wrap: break-word;
 }