diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx b/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
index 29e9d9c830..e3696dad1b 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
@@ -727,25 +727,13 @@ export class PickerColumn implements ComponentInterface {
            */
           tabIndex={-1}
         >
-          <div class="picker-item-empty">
-            &nbsp;
-          </div>
-          <div class="picker-item-empty">
-            &nbsp;
-          </div>
-          <div class="picker-item-empty">
-            &nbsp;
-          </div>
+          <div class="picker-item-empty">&nbsp;</div>
+          <div class="picker-item-empty">&nbsp;</div>
+          <div class="picker-item-empty">&nbsp;</div>
           <slot></slot>
-          <div class="picker-item-empty">
-            &nbsp;
-          </div>
-          <div class="picker-item-empty">
-            &nbsp;
-          </div>
-          <div class="picker-item-empty">
-            &nbsp;
-          </div>
+          <div class="picker-item-empty">&nbsp;</div>
+          <div class="picker-item-empty">&nbsp;</div>
+          <div class="picker-item-empty">&nbsp;</div>
         </div>
         <slot name="suffix"></slot>
       </Host>