diff --git a/src/app/qgsattributesformproperties.cpp b/src/app/qgsattributesformproperties.cpp
index 2fea38f67e30..34b60dfcd4d8 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsattributesformproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsattributesformproperties.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ void QgsAttributesFormProperties::loadAttributeContainerEdit()
 
   QTreeWidgetItem *currentItem = mFormLayoutTree->selectedItems().at( 0 );
   mAttributeContainerEdit = new QgsAttributeFormContainerEdit( currentItem, this );
-  mAttributeTypeFrame->layout()->setMargin( 0 );
+  mAttributeContainerEdit->layout()->setContentsMargins( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
+  mAttributeTypeFrame->layout()->setContentsMargins( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
   mAttributeTypeFrame->layout()->addWidget( mAttributeContainerEdit );
 }