diff --git a/src/components/description_list/__snapshots__/description_list_title.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/description_list/__snapshots__/description_list_title.test.tsx.snap
index e3e28fa0c85..a7516812fe2 100644
--- a/src/components/description_list/__snapshots__/description_list_title.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/description_list/__snapshots__/description_list_title.test.tsx.snap
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports[`EuiDescriptionListTitle EuiDescriptionListTitle prop variations type co
 
 exports[`EuiDescriptionListTitle EuiDescriptionListTitle prop variations type inline is rendered 1`] = `
 <dt
-  class="euiDescriptionList__title emotion-euiDescriptionList__title-inline-normal-s"
+  class="euiDescriptionList__title emotion-euiDescriptionList__title-inline-normal"
 />
 `;
 
diff --git a/src/components/description_list/description_list_title.tsx b/src/components/description_list/description_list_title.tsx
index 877bdab3b03..7f5167693c9 100644
--- a/src/components/description_list/description_list_title.tsx
+++ b/src/components/description_list/description_list_title.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export const EuiDescriptionListTitle: FunctionComponent<
       conditionalStyles = compressed
         ? [styles.inlineStyles.compressed]
         : [styles.inlineStyles.normal];
-      conditionalStyles.push(styles[rowGutterSize]);
       break;
     case 'row':
       conditionalStyles.push(styles[rowGutterSize]);