diff --git a/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_base.sass b/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_base.sass
index d919d188..e9605ab4 100644
--- a/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_base.sass
+++ b/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_base.sass
@@ -62,3 +62,7 @@ $alt: #005498
 #skip-links
   position: relative
   +skip-links
+
+=code-text
+  font-family: monospace
+
diff --git a/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_reference.scss b/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_reference.scss
index 331592fe..db6cad2d 100644
--- a/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_reference.scss
+++ b/doc-src/content/stylesheets/_reference.scss
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ body.reference {
 }
 
 body.docs {
-  .code {
+  code {
     @include code-text;
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
     padding: 2px;
     background-color: #e7e7e7;
   }
-  pre { @extend .code; }
-  p, ol, ul, dl, table { code { @extend .code; }}
+  code code { border-width: 0px; }
+  pre { @extend code; }
 }
 
 table.constants {
diff --git a/doc-src/content/stylesheets/screen.sass b/doc-src/content/stylesheets/screen.sass
index d8a52445..47ddec44 100644
--- a/doc-src/content/stylesheets/screen.sass
+++ b/doc-src/content/stylesheets/screen.sass
@@ -243,9 +243,6 @@ aside[role="sidebar"] + article
   a.selected:after
     content: "«"
 
-=code-text
-  font-family: monospace
-
 #code
   +full(12)
   +pie-clearfix