diff --git a/less/_01-base.less b/less/_01-base.less
index c9278ab..7ee7908 100644
--- a/less/_01-base.less
+++ b/less/_01-base.less
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ kbd {
 	font-family: @font-stack-monospace;
 	line-height: normal;
 }
+
 em,
-.em,
+.italic,
 address,
 cite,
 dfn,
@@ -171,16 +172,12 @@ i,
 var {
 	font-style: italic;
 }
-.no-em {
-	font-style: normal;
-}
+
 strong,
-.strong {
+.bold {
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
-.no-strong {
-	font-weight: normal;
-}
+
 small,
 sub,
 sup {
diff --git a/sass/_01-base.scss b/sass/_01-base.scss
index a55ffa6..b405fd7 100644
--- a/sass/_01-base.scss
+++ b/sass/_01-base.scss
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ kbd {
 }
 
 em,
-.em,
+.italic,
 address,
 cite,
 dfn,
@@ -166,19 +166,11 @@ var {
 	font-style: italic;
 }
 
-.no-em {
-	font-style: normal;
-}
-
 strong,
-.strong {
+.bold {
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
 
-.no-strong {
-	font-weight: normal;
-}
-
 small,
 sub,
 sup {