diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-info-overlay.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-info-overlay.ts
index 2e889f6d2a9..62ab1190bde 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-info-overlay.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-info-overlay.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export default class PokedexInfoOverlay extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container imp
     this.desc = addTextObject(BORDER, BORDER - 2, "", TextStyle.BATTLE_INFO, {
       wordWrap: { width: (this.width - (BORDER - 2) * 2) * GLOBAL_SCALE },
     });
-    this.desc.setLineSpacing(i18next.resolvedLanguage === "ja" ? 25 : 5);
 
     // limit the text rendering, required for scrolling later on
     this.maskPointOriginX = options?.x || 0;