diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
index 8b15e44ec56..89c1b190dd7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
@@ -1500,10 +1500,8 @@ span.mention {
 }
 
 #topic-footer-buttons {
-  position: relative;
   margin: var(--below-topic-margin) 0;
   padding: 0;
-  z-index: z("base"); // places above proceeding relative parent
 
   .topic-footer-main-buttons {
     display: flex;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/more-topics.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/more-topics.scss
index 72d74324223..63a3dd3186b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/more-topics.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/more-topics.scss
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
         }
       }
     }
-
-    &-title {
-      display: inline-block;
-    }
   }
 
   // Target the .badge-category text, the bullet icon needs to maintain `display: block`