diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
index 8ca9c39771..7312b896c9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ ion-tabs[tabbarPlacement=top] tabbar {
 }
 
 .tab-button-text {
-  margin-bottom: 0;
   min-height: $tabbar-ios-item-font-size + 1;
   font-size: $tabbar-ios-item-font-size;
 }