diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_SenderProfile.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_SenderProfile.scss
index d7763cda08..14e8f6583f 100644
--- a/res/css/views/messages/_SenderProfile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_SenderProfile.scss
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-.mx_SenderProfile_name {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-}
-
 .mx_SenderProfile_displayName {
     font-weight: 600;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/SenderProfile.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/SenderProfile.tsx
index b2bfe00168..70040e4ef7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/SenderProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/SenderProfile.tsx
@@ -140,11 +140,9 @@ export default class SenderProfile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         return (
             <div className="mx_SenderProfile" dir="auto" onClick={this.props.onClick}>
                 <div className="mx_SenderProfile_hover">
-                    <div className="mx_SenderProfile_name">
-                        { displayNameElement }
-                        { mxidElement }
-                        { flair }
-                    </div>
+                    { displayNameElement }
+                    { mxidElement }
+                    { flair }
                 </div>
             </div>
         );