diff --git a/assets/_variables.scss b/assets/_variables.scss
index 5fbd04c..0bdf238 100644
--- a/assets/_variables.scss
+++ b/assets/_variables.scss
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ $padding-4: 0.25rem;
 $padding-8: 0.5rem;
 $padding-16: 1rem;
 
-// Used in markdown and shortcodes
-$padding-em-1: 1px;
-$padding-em-4: .25em;
-$padding-em-8: .5em;
-$padding-em-16: 1em;
-
 $font-size-base: 16px;
 $font-size-12: 0.75rem;
 $font-size-14: 0.875rem;