diff --git a/web_src/css/repo.css b/web_src/css/repo.css
index 700650c4f2..5238e3a2e5 100644
--- a/web_src/css/repo.css
+++ b/web_src/css/repo.css
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ td .commit-summary {
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.5em;
   margin-bottom: 8px;
-  min-height: 40px; /* avoid layout shift on edit */
+  min-height: 36px; /* avoid layout shift on edit */
 }
 
 .repository.view.issue .issue-title h1 {
@@ -342,20 +342,12 @@ td .commit-summary {
   width: 100%;
   font-weight: var(--font-weight-normal);
   font-size: 32px;
-  line-height: 40px;
+  line-height: 36px; /* vertically center single-line text with .issue-title-buttons */
   margin: 0;
   padding-right: 0.25rem;
   overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 }
 
-.repository.view.issue .issue-title#issue-title-display .issue-title-buttons {
-  margin-top: 4px; /* the title's height is 40px, fine tune to align the buttons */
-}
-
-.repository.view.issue .issue-title#issue-title-editor {
-  padding-top: 4px;
-}
-
 @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
   .repository.view.issue .issue-title {
     flex-direction: column;