diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/custom_bootstrap/variables.less b/app/assets/stylesheets/custom_bootstrap/variables.less
index d01720ac5..0f72d41b5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/custom_bootstrap/variables.less
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/custom_bootstrap/variables.less
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 @body-bg: @beige;
 @text-color: @brown;
-
 @link-color: @green;
 
 // Typography (with help from bootswatch.com's "readable" theme)
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@
 
 @font-size-base:          15px;
 @font-family-base:        @font-family-sans-serif;
-@line-height-base:        @font-size-base * 1.5;
+@line-height-base:        1.5;
 @alt-font-family:         @font-family-sans-serif;
 
 @headings-font-family:    "Lora", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;