diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
index 44b4a17b0e..d6f1bd7819 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ a:hover {
 	letter-spacing: var(--heading--letter-spacing-h2);
 	line-height: var(--heading--line-height-h2);
 	padding: 0;
-	max-width: inherit;
 	text-align: inherit;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/cover/_editor.scss b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/cover/_editor.scss
index b0c5b9a5e9..0512b2c220 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/cover/_editor.scss
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/cover/_editor.scss
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 		letter-spacing: var(--heading--letter-spacing-h2);
 		line-height: var(--heading--line-height-h2);
 		padding: 0;
-		max-width: inherit; // undo opinionated styles
 		text-align: inherit;
 
 		&.has-text-align-left {