diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index 042c700526..e0b0238d96 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ button.item.item-complex {
 .item-body h5,
 .item-body h6,
 .item-body p {
-  overflow: auto;
+  overflow: hidden;
   white-space: normal; }
 
 .item-complex.item-text-wrap,
diff --git a/scss/_items.scss b/scss/_items.scss
index 79870f4e4a..8f5b6b07a3 100644
--- a/scss/_items.scss
+++ b/scss/_items.scss
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ button.item.item-complex {
 .item-body h5,
 .item-body h6,
 .item-body p {
-  overflow: auto;
+  overflow: hidden;
   white-space: normal;
 }
 .item-complex.item-text-wrap,