diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
index 0787b8336f..251bcf0e49 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding.scss
@@ -32,18 +32,16 @@ ion-item-options .button {
   height: 100%;
 }
 
-ion-item-sliding:not([horizontal]) {
-  .button.button-icon-left {
-    font-size: 14px;
+ion-item-options:not([icon-left]) > .button-icon-left  {
+  font-size: 14px;
 
-    .button-inner {
-      flex-direction: column;
-    }
-    ion-icon {
-      padding-left: 0 !important;
-      padding-right: 0 !important;
-      padding-bottom: 0.3em;
-    }
+  .button-inner {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+  ion-icon {
+    padding-left: 0 !important;
+    padding-right: 0 !important;
+    padding-bottom: 0.3em;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
index bfa79cc813..d98eb5b2ad 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/item/test/sliding/main.html
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
       </ion-item-options>
     </ion-item-sliding>
 
-    <ion-item-sliding #item horizontal>
+    <ion-item-sliding #item>
       <ion-item>
         <ion-icon name="mail" item-left></ion-icon>
         One Line w/ Icon, div only text
       </ion-item>
-      <ion-item-options>
+      <ion-item-options icon-left>
         <button primary (click)="archive(item)">
           <ion-icon name="archive"></ion-icon>Archive
         </button>