diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py b/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py
index 242f7a027..b72a38c6e 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py
@@ -348,20 +348,10 @@ class Table:
         self._view.setWordWrap(False)
         self._view.setHorizontalScrollMode(QAbstractItemView.ScrollMode.ScrollPerPixel)
         self._view.horizontalScrollBar().setSingleStep(10)
-        self._update_font()
+        self._view.verticalHeader().setDefaultSectionSize(12 + 2 * self.browser.mw.pm.browser_row_height())
         self._view.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.CustomContextMenu)
         qconnect(self._view.customContextMenuRequested, self._on_context_menu)
 
-    def _update_font(self) -> None:
-        # we can't choose different line heights efficiently, so we need
-        # to pick a line height big enough for any card template
-        curmax = 16
-        for m in self.col.models.all():
-            for t in m["tmpls"]:
-                bsize = t.get("bsize", 0)
-                if bsize > curmax:
-                    curmax = bsize
-        self._view.verticalHeader().setDefaultSectionSize(curmax + 6)
 
     def _setup_headers(self) -> None:
         vh = self._view.verticalHeader()
diff --git a/qt/aqt/clayout.py b/qt/aqt/clayout.py
index 1df0b27cd..448a06596 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/clayout.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/clayout.py
@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ class CardLayout(QDialog):
         if t.get("bfont"):
             f.overrideFont.setChecked(True)
         f.font.setCurrentFont(QFont(t.get("bfont") or "Arial"))
-        f.fontSize.setValue(t.get("bsize") or 12)
         qconnect(f.buttonBox.accepted, lambda: self.onBrowserDisplayOk(f))
         d.exec()
 
@@ -759,8 +758,8 @@ class CardLayout(QDialog):
         t["bafmt"] = f.afmt.text().strip()
         if f.overrideFont.isChecked():
             t["bfont"] = f.font.currentFont().family()
-            t["bsize"] = f.fontSize.value()
         else:
+            # keep bsize for legacy notetypes
             for key in ("bfont", "bsize"):
                 if key in t:
                     del t[key]
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui
index b9c0394ff..2813c9ee5 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/browserdisp.ui
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QSpinBox" name="fontSize">
-       <property name="minimum">
-        <number>6</number>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -91,7 +84,6 @@
   <tabstop>qfmt</tabstop>
   <tabstop>afmt</tabstop>
   <tabstop>font</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>fontSize</tabstop>
   <tabstop>buttonBox</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>