diff --git a/scss/_scaffolding.scss b/scss/_scaffolding.scss
index bacb7d16c9f6936fad3930afeda95262309ed3bf..6c6d917e7079f32adb8b078df457a4e9685c7384 100644
--- a/scss/_scaffolding.scss
+++ b/scss/_scaffolding.scss
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ a {
 }
 
 
-// Figures
-//
-// We reset this here because previously Normalize had no `figure` margins. This
-// ensures we don't break anyone's use of the element.
-
-figure {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-
 // Images
 
 img {