diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.hbs
index 976aefd88fe..b2b8f9e6db7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/home-logo.hbs
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 <a href="{{unbound linkUrl}}" data-auto-route="true">
   {{#if showSmallLogo}}
     {{#if smallLogoUrl}}
-      <span class="valign-helper"></span>
       <img class="logo-small" src="{{unbound smallLogoUrl}}" width="33" height="33">
     {{else}}
       <i class="fa fa-home"></i>
     {{/if}}
   {{else}}
     {{#if showMobileLogo}}
-      <span class="valign-helper"></span>
       <img id="site-logo" class="logo-big" src="{{unbound mobileBigLogoUrl}}" alt="{{unbound title}}">
     {{else}}
       {{#if bigLogoUrl}}
-        <span class="valign-helper"></span>
         <img id="site-logo" class="logo-big" src="{{unbound bigLogoUrl}}" alt="{{unbound title}}">
       {{else}}
         <h2 id="site-text-logo" class="text-logo">{{unbound title}}</h2>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss
index bc20cefeaa4..51d5835c2b4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
       float: left;
     }
 
-    .valign-helper {
-      display: inline-block;
-      height: 100%;
-      vertical-align: middle;
-    }
-
     #site-logo {
       max-height: 40px;
     }