diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index 1d84a49a1b4..55c196b4353 100644
--- a/UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/UNRELEASED.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Use [the changelog guidelines](/documentation/Versioning%20and%20changelog.md) t
 - Added token for slim border radius ([#4573](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4573))
 - Improves `Popover` component and its animation ([#4580](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4580))
 - Improves `base` easing curve ([#4580](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4580))
+- Remove vertical padding from wrapping div of `ActionList` ([#4571](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4571))
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/src/components/ActionList/ActionList.scss b/src/components/ActionList/ActionList.scss
index 0ef589378b5..7c8d788da40 100644
--- a/src/components/ActionList/ActionList.scss
+++ b/src/components/ActionList/ActionList.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ $titleVerticalSpacing: spacing(tight) * 1.5;
 .ActionList {
   list-style: none;
   margin: 0;
-  padding: spacing(tight) 0;
 }
 
 .Section-withoutTitle:not(:first-child) {