diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/tabs.js b/chrome/content/zotero/tabs.js
index 02085cd68b..3ed4fdfde7 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/tabs.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/tabs.js
@@ -991,8 +991,6 @@ var Zotero_Tabs = new function () {
 	};
 
 	this.handleTabsMenuShown = function (_) {
-		// Default panel's padding is inside of a shadow dom, so it's easier to cancel it here
-		this.tabsMenuPanel.shadowRoot.firstChild.style = 'padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important';
 		focusTabsMenuEntry(0);
 	};
 
diff --git a/scss/components/_tabsMenu.scss b/scss/components/_tabsMenu.scss
index 9ec9ad0a0b..ebdebc9fe8 100644
--- a/scss/components/_tabsMenu.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_tabsMenu.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#zotero-tabs-menu-panel::part(content) {
+	padding: 0;
+	margin: 0;
+}
+
 #zotero-tabs-menu-wrapper {
 	background: var(--material-sidepane);
 	padding: 7px;