diff --git a/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss b/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss
index c67d98a16b..f9926d0249 100644
--- a/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss
+++ b/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss
@@ -1023,13 +1023,6 @@ td code:not(.sourceCode) {
padding-top: 1em;
}
-.sidebar.toc-left,
-.sidebar.margin-sidebar {
- & > * {
- padding-top: 0.5em;
- }
-}
-
.sidebar.quarto-banner-title-block-sidebar {
& > * {
padding-top: 1.65em;