diff --git a/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/SystemMonitorCard.qml b/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/SystemMonitorCard.qml
index 87e7188..2fc18de 100644
--- a/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/SystemMonitorCard.qml
+++ b/Modules/SidePanel/Cards/SystemMonitorCard.qml
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ NBox {
     anchors.bottomMargin: Style.marginM * scaling
     spacing: Style.marginS * scaling
 
-    // Slight top padding
-    Item {
-      height: Style.marginXS * scaling
-    }
-
     NCircleStat {
       value: SystemStatService.cpuUsage
       icon: "speed"
@@ -60,10 +55,5 @@ NBox {
       width: 72 * scaling
       height: 68 * scaling
     }
-
-    // Extra bottom padding to shift the perceived stack slightly upward
-    Item {
-      height: Style.marginM * scaling
-    }
   }
 }