diff --git a/css/knacss.css b/css/knacss.css
index d7bdff2..59aa47f 100644
--- a/css/knacss.css
+++ b/css/knacss.css
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ sub {
 table { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
 
 /* avoid top margins on first content element */
-p:first-child,
 ul:first-child,
 ol:first-child,
 dl:first-child,
diff --git a/less/knacss.less b/less/knacss.less
index 2caacfa..b8bf9c5 100644
--- a/less/knacss.less
+++ b/less/knacss.less
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ mark {
 table { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
 
 /* avoid top margins on first content element */
-p, ul, ol, dl,
+ul, ol, dl,
 blockquote, pre,
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
 	&:first-child {