diff --git a/src/stories/highlight/index.tsx b/src/stories/highlight/index.tsx
index 65d77973..2f55c47a 100644
--- a/src/stories/highlight/index.tsx
+++ b/src/stories/highlight/index.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const StyledWord = styled(ZendeskSpan)<
 const ActiveWord = styled.span`
   background-color: ${({ theme }) =>
     getColor(theme.palette.fuschia, 700, undefined, 0.5)};
-  border-radius: ${({ theme }) => theme.borderRadii.lg};
   padding: 0 2px;
 `;
 
@@ -48,16 +47,6 @@ const WordsContainer = styled.div`
         getColor(theme.palette.kale, 700, undefined, 0.5)};
     }
   }
-
-  observation:first-of-type {
-    border-top-left-radius: ${({ theme }) => theme.borderRadii.lg};
-    border-bottom-left-radius: ${({ theme }) => theme.borderRadii.lg};
-  }
-
-  observation:last-of-type {
-    border-top-right-radius: ${({ theme }) => theme.borderRadii.lg};
-    border-bottom-right-radius: ${({ theme }) => theme.borderRadii.lg};
-  }
 `;
 
 /**