diff --git a/scss/_alert.scss b/scss/_alert.scss
index d9b4e9b2764828174b288aa04f7a83506b466c47..fbabeba8149024bb82d3a107db840b16fece67fb 100644
--- a/scss/_alert.scss
+++ b/scss/_alert.scss
@@ -22,16 +22,8 @@
 
 
 // Dismissible alerts
-//
-// Expand the right padding and account for the close button's positioning.
-
 .alert-dismissible {
-  // Adjust close link position
   .close {
-    position: relative;
-    top: -$alert-padding-y;
-    right: -$alert-padding-x;
-    padding: $alert-padding-y $alert-padding-x;
     color: inherit;
   }
 }