diff --git a/res/css/_common.scss b/res/css/_common.scss
index b128a82442..fd1e4c6d82 100644
--- a/res/css/_common.scss
+++ b/res/css/_common.scss
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ input[type=text],
 input[type=search],
 input[type=password] {
     padding: 9px;
-    font-family: $font-family;
     font-size: $font-14px;
     font-weight: 600;
     min-width: 0;
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ input[type=text], input[type=password], textarea {
 
 /* Required by Firefox */
 textarea {
-    font-family: $font-family;
     color: $primary-fg-color;
 }
 
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
index e6c0cc3f46..5e2eff4047 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     font-size: $font-14px;
     max-height: 120px;
     overflow: auto;
-    /* needed for FF */
-    font-family: $font-family;
 }
 
 /* hack for FF as vertical alignment of custom placeholder text is broken */