diff --git a/src/common-elements/tabs.ts b/src/common-elements/tabs.ts
index 7076bdc7cb..b71a66a5b0 100644
--- a/src/common-elements/tabs.ts
+++ b/src/common-elements/tabs.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,13 @@ export const Tabs = styled(ReactTabs)`
     background: ${({ theme }) => theme.codeSample.backgroundColor};
     & > div,
     & > pre {
-      padding: 20px;
+      padding: ${props => props.theme.spacing.unit * 4}px;
       margin: 0;
     }
+
+    & > div > pre {
+      padding: 0;
+    }
   }
 `;
 
@@ -93,8 +97,7 @@ export const SmallTabs = styled(Tabs)`
   > .react-tabs__tab-panel {
     & > div,
     & > pre {
-      padding: 10px 0;
-      margin: 0;
+      padding: ${props => props.theme.spacing.unit * 2} 0;
     }
   }
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx b/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx
index 5fefdc02f7..0a2d62bb66 100644
--- a/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const StyledMarkdownBlock = styled(PrismDiv as StyledComponent<
     white-space:${({ theme }) => (theme.typography.code.wrap ? 'pre-wrap' : 'pre')};
     background-color: #263238;
     color: white;
-    padding: 12px 14px 15px 14px;
+    padding: ${props => props.theme.spacing.unit * 4}px;
     overflow-x: auto;
     line-height: normal;
     border-radius: 0px