diff --git a/data/templates/styles.html b/data/templates/styles.html
index cac6172c5..be69d8a4a 100644
--- a/data/templates/styles.html
+++ b/data/templates/styles.html
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ body {
   body {
     background-color: transparent;
     color: black;
-    font-size: 12pt;
   }
   p, h2, h3 {
     orphans: 3;
diff --git a/test/writer.html4 b/test/writer.html4
index d3b37ea99..c075c7fb2 100644
--- a/test/writer.html4
+++ b/test/writer.html4
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
       body {
         background-color: transparent;
         color: black;
-        font-size: 12pt;
       }
       p, h2, h3 {
         orphans: 3;
diff --git a/test/writer.html5 b/test/writer.html5
index e7a166e2c..853ec01d6 100644
--- a/test/writer.html5
+++ b/test/writer.html5
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
       body {
         background-color: transparent;
         color: black;
-        font-size: 12pt;
       }
       p, h2, h3 {
         orphans: 3;