diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/pending-messages.tsx b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/pending-messages.tsx
index 98d8092ee..e11016955 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/pending-messages.tsx
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/src/components/pending-messages.tsx
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ function PendingMessageElement(props: PendingMessageElementProps): JSX.Element {
   return (
     <Box>
       {text.split('\n').map((line, index) => (
-        <Typography key={index} sx={{ lineHeight: 0.6 }}>
-          {line}
-        </Typography>
+        <Typography key={index}>{line}</Typography>
       ))}
     </Box>
   );