diff --git a/projects/core/src/styles/typography/_typography.scss b/projects/core/src/styles/typography/_typography.scss
index 54e98a1ab..8a7fd6d36 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/styles/typography/_typography.scss
+++ b/projects/core/src/styles/typography/_typography.scss
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ body[cds-text*='body'] {
 [cds-text~='code'] {
   color: $cds-alias-status-danger;
   font-family: monospace;
-  font-size: 1.1em;
 }
 
 // hr