diff --git a/css/avatar.styl b/css/avatar.styl
index 657490595f..bc972d8b3a 100644
--- a/css/avatar.styl
+++ b/css/avatar.styl
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ future re: pets and whatnot, this is just temporary.
 
 // basic herobox styles
 .herobox
-	height: 10.5em // higher to acct for the name area
-	width: 10em
-	max-width: 10em
-	margin: 0 // need this b/c of bootstrap, remove or reset later
-	padding: 0 // push down the sprite
 	position: relative
 
 // the hero's info frame
diff --git a/css/index.css b/css/index.css
index 327c3f9c52..32d19f0445 100644
--- a/css/index.css
+++ b/css/index.css
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 .herobox {
-  height: 10.5em;
-  width: 10em;
-  max-width: 10em;
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
   position: relative;
 }
 .herobox:after {