diff --git a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
index b6fe6d374d..1d405c7659 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
@@ -99,12 +99,9 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
         </Text>
       </ProfileHoverCard>
       {!isAndroid && (
-        <Text
-          type="md"
-          style={pal.textLight}
-          lineHeight={1.2}
-          accessible={false}>
-          &middot;
+        <Text type="md" style={pal.textLight} accessible={false}>
+          {' '}
+          &middot;{' '}
         </Text>
       )}
       <TimeElapsed timestamp={opts.timestamp}>
@@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
           <TextLinkOnWebOnly
             type="md"
             style={pal.textLight}
-            lineHeight={1.2}
             text={timeElapsed}
             accessibilityLabel={niceDate(opts.timestamp)}
             title={niceDate(opts.timestamp)}
@@ -133,7 +129,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'flex-end',
     paddingBottom: 2,
-    gap: 4,
     zIndex: 1,
     flex: 1,
   },